Northeast monsoon: Civil Defence Force monitors flood, landslide hostpots nationwide
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The Civil Defence Force (APM) is taking proactive measures by conducting monitoring of hotspot areas prone to disasters such as floods...
Over 300 contract positions for Civil Defence Force approved — Chief Commissioner
IPOH, May 17 — The Public Service Department (PSD) has approved 302 contract positions for members of the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) at various...
Over 5,000 flood prone areas identified nationwide, 271 in Selangor
KUALA NERUS, Nov 17 — A total of 5,648 areas nationwide have been identified as flood-prone during the northeast monsoon season this year. Civil Defence Force (APM) chief...
Civil Defence Force continues Op Ramah to face northeast monsoon
MELAKA, Nov 2 — The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) will continue the ‘Op Ramah’ initiative nationwide in preparing for the northeast monsoon, expected to...
Northeast monsoon: Civil Defence Force identifies over 2,500 areas at risk of flooding
KAJANG, Oct 5 — As many as 2,594 areas nationwide have been identified as being at risk of flooding this monsoon season based on disaster...
Be alert to changes at recreation sites, public told
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The public is advised to be on the alert to changes in water levels when visiting or camping at waterfalls or rivers....
APM to streamline contract staff recruitment process
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Civil Defence Force (APM) will streamline the recruitment of contract staff, including in terms of grade, before discussions with...
No change to SOP following death of APM personnel from cobra bite
KAJANG, May 10 — There will be no change to the standard operating procedure in handling poisonous animals as the current SOP adopted by personnel...
APM to intensify training for members, volunteers
KUANTAN, May 6 — The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) will intensify training for its members and volunteers, especially on emergency medical aid, in an...
APM to deploy volunteers for post-flood relief missions
IPOH, March 15 — The Civil Defence Force (APM) has been instructed to deploy volunteer personnel to help out with post-flood relief missions in areas...
MoU paves way for APM to use sniffer dogs in SAR ops
KAJANG, Jan 31 — A collaboration has finally been established between the Civil Defence Force (APM) and the SAR Dogs association to jointly conduct search-and-rescue...