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Kelantan firefighters brace for monsoon season with lessons from 2014
As the northeast monsoon approaches, the Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department is mobilising resources and experience from the devastating 2014 floods to prepare for potential large-scale disasters.
LSN Malaysia ·
KOTA BHARU — The Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department is intensifying its preparedness measures ahead of the monsoon season, leveraging institutional memory from the catastrophic 2014 floods that inundated the state.
The department is deploying additional personnel, equipment, and pre-positioned resources in flood-prone areas across Kelantan as rainfall patterns intensify in the coming months. Officials have conducted training exercises and coordination meetings with other emergency agencies to ensure rapid response capabilities.
The 2014 floods caused significant disruption across Kelantan, with thousands displaced and extensive infrastructure damage. The experience has shaped current disaster management protocols, including improved early warning systems and community evacuation procedures.
Officials emphasised that lessons learned from the previous disaster have informed current operational strategies. The department is working closely with local authorities and the public to ensure readiness for the challenging season ahead, with particular focus on vulnerable communities and flood-prone districts.