Initial emergency response performance of fire fighters in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Subramaniam, Chandrakantan, Ali, Hassan, Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012
• Subjects: HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/10681/1/Ch.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/10681/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513551211200294
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to identify the initial emergency response time of fire fighting teams in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach– In an emergency incident time is of the essence, and the basic philosophy of an emergency response agency is to respond as quickly as possible to mi...