22 November 2010 : Tmn Ria Jaya Industrial Park, Factory Fire at 5.30am

After so long of peaceful, finally it's come. 5.30am, after being wake of noiseness, then come the second one, a call to standby from CRSM device. This is damn early of morning. What I know there is fire at Taman Ria Jaya, but not sure until middle of way in truck. My teammate told me is factory fire and confirm is serious one by some teammates which got there earlier.

I'm keep looking for smokes and fire sign on the sky while approaching the fireground and I'm found nothing so I'm thought again it's been pulled off. While reaching the scene, I saw few gov FRD trucks were there already, and I look at my left hand side, and "Oh shit! It's serious one" in my mind. Quickly get off the truck and start working. But be honest, I'm quite messy after so long of inactive and quite scared the factory will blows.

My crews run the first line then I come with the second one into the fireground corporate with other teams to "chill" the fire". It's pretty hard since it's "huge". The gov crews break into it for more effective extinguishing job. However it successfully get under-controlled about half hour. And at the mean time, my line was discharged, then I went off the ground and check out the outside. It's packed with fire trucks. We finish our operation when the sun light is coming out, around 7am and get home by 8am after some drink with other team. It's a tired day, I'm only slept for 2 hours and then got to leave for my class by 11am till 6pm.

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17 September 2010 : Taman Bandar Baru, Sg Petani Shop Houses

I was Facebook-ing, suddenly the PTT device comes with a weird message " Listen to channel one of CRSM device". Then I turn to channel one as well to see what happen. Oppsss, it is reporting a live fire, then get off to the truck when it said "Huge fire, huge fire". And the CRSM crews keep asking "Semeling Bomba, are you guys getting off?" "Should be a big case" in my mind.

Before we reach there again it's been covered by gov FRD. After I check the fireground, it doesn't that serious as I'm expected. A tow truck and a car is affected, and little affection on the door of the shop houses.

03 October 2010: Taman Orkid, Sg Petani, Python Catching

As a voluntary fire squad, we're not only offer fire extinguisher services but also offer some special services such as snake catching. This night, I'm actually reach home after hang out at our fire station and prepare to sleep, but the CRSM device stop me. a crew asking our help to catch a python at his house which rented to some teachers and he claim that python is "not small".

I'm kind of like snake so I be there for the operation. After get all necessary gear on our small truck (special ops vehicle) then we went for it.  While reach there and check it, that so-called "not small" thing hiding in the grass and just showing it's head, yup, it's not "not small", it is huge. I'm expecting 8-9 foots, Our snake catching captain carefully tighten its head with special gear, then he pull it out. "DAMN!!!" in my mind when the real body of the snake is appeared. It's really huge, more than my expectation. Since we all first time meet this huge creature, so is kind of messy until it being pulled to a wider place.

After packed it, we bring back to our fire station. This huge thing got measured, 13 foots. LOL. It's really huge. This the largest wild snake i've seen so far.

19 August 2010 : Semeling Brickwork Factory Fire

Another morning call, this time it's happen earlier a bit, 7am. I don't know where actually the fire happen until I was in the truck, it happen locally at Semeling. A brick factory overheated it's oven the bring the fire.

11 August 2010 : Jalan K.Ketil, Sg Petani

I think this should be second day of Muslim celebration of Hari Raya Puasa, a call through CRSM device saying house fire at Jalan Kuala Ketil. Me and my crews quickly get off to it due to it's house fire. However while we almost reach, the fire was successfully pulled off by gov FRD. It's kind of pity to the Malay owner of the house. It's happen during their celebration.

31 July 2010 : Laguna Merbok Cars Fire

A wake up call for my sweet dream by around 6am, call is telling : " Bomba Semeling standby, standby, a report said there is house fire at Laguna Merbok". "Oh god, it is house fire" in my mind. Get all my gears then run to out off the house like usual in messy way. While reach the meeting spot, not even got time to suit up my uniform until get into the truck and change in the middle of way.

Kind of nervous because we might be the first team reach there, however, while we are there, government FRD already there and get the fire out. And it's just burnt the vehicles in front of the house and little affect at front.  So we just check out a while before leave for early breakfast.

20 July 2010: Dongwha Fibreboard Factory Fire

As I could remember, I was fall asleep by 8am something. But by 10am, there is waking call yelling : "Semeling Bomba!! Semeling Bomba!!" I'm awake and wonder what had happen then I made a call to my capt but so nice my hand phone is broken again. Can't do anything until further information told that "Merbok fibreboard factory on fire!!" Hmm... I was just "Shit" cause I just been slept less than 2 hrs. It gonna be sucks.

I missed the ride of fire truck so gotta get there by my olskol. Get the hazard signal on then push it all the way. In the middle the smoke can be seen but seems not really serious. When I get there, the guard informed me that my team and Merbok VFD are reached but I can't get my car inside. So I decided to wait for SP VFD, but I change my mind after the SP FD reached with their Mercedes Trucks. I walk inside and it damn far.

While I reach the scene, my team are doing the job. My capt yell on me: "Get your helmet and jacket and up here". It's about two storey height, I asked my teammate where to get up, and he pointed a ladder and said :"Here" Hmm... In my mind was :"Cool but shit" It's a 90 degree up typical factory ladder and I have to climb it with my heavy boots, jacket and helmet. But when reach the top it was pretty cool cause the scene. Haha. I was assigned to assist my teammate who doing the dangerous job. I have to help to hold the heavy hose for him. It is two storey high, mistake can lead to fall to the ground. It almost due to unstable of water pressure and so luckily is not. When there is not sufficient of water then we get down for ground "battle".

My teammate pass the nozzle to me and tell me:" It's time for you to have fun". Hell not, is a tired job rather than fun. Some more the dusk is damn heavy and make my cough worst but luckily the factory staff take us face mask after . But I took it cause he had it for quite long time already. I take it till I'm exhausted and ask for substitution. It takes 2 hrs plus to complete the mission, it's tough but a nice experience. There was several small flash-over.

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