Iskandar region to have 12 fire stations

Iskandar region to have 12 fire stations

JOHOR BARU: When the new fire station in Nusajaya is up, there will be a total of 12 fire stations in the Iskandar Development Region (IDR), making the area well covered in the event of fire and other emergencies.

Johor Fire and Rescue Department director Mohd Yusof Muhammad said they were in the midst of discussions with the developer on the station’s design.

“We have been allocated 10 acres (4 hectares) next to the police station. The developer is drafting the plan and we have given our input on what we need for the station,” he said.

Mohd Yusof added that the new state headquarters in Kangkar Tebrau, Johor Baru, is in the design stage.

“This one will sit on nine acres (3.6 hectares) of land,” he said, adding that new staff quarters in Kempas should be ready by the end of next year.

He also said the new fire station in Pontian had already been completed, and was scheduled to be handed over by the Public Works Department next Wednesday.

The Kota Tinggi fire station is under construction, while they are in the process of tendering for the construction of the fire station in Taman Universiti, Skudai.

Towns not under the IDR have not been left out either, with Bandar Putra, Segamat, and Timah Sari, Batu Pahat, getting new fire stations.