Transnational forest fire fighting: the Malaysian experience
Mat Said Aini
(Mat Said Aini is Lecturer at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia)
Ahmadun Fakhur’l‐Razi
(Ahmadun Fakhru’l‐Razi is Head of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia)
Mohamed Daud
(Mohamed Daud is Lecturer at the Department of Biology and Agricultural Engineering, UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia)
Mohammad Hamdan Wahid
(Mohammad Hamdan Wahid is Training Director at the Fire and Rescue Department, Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
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Abstract
The forest fire experiences of Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand in 1997 are reviewed. The problems of transnational co‐operation in such cases are examined and the resulting joint lessons are presented.
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Citation
Said Aini, M., Fakhur’l‐Razi, A., Daud, M. and Hamdan Wahid, M. (2000), "Transnational forest fire fighting: the Malaysian experience", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 282-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653560010351970
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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