Firemen during one of their training exercises recently
PUTRAJAYA – While part of the on-air team at Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Sabah, Frediana Kamilis would have read out news reports involving firefighters — now she is one them.
Talking about her career change in July 2017, she said she was welcomed into the fold after enduring 11 months of gruelling training at the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) academy in Kuala Kubu Bahru, Selangor.
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The 33-year-old, who has attained the rank of Bomba enforcer, is now based at the JBPM headquarters in Putrajaya and attached with the training division.
No doubt the firefighting field is male dominated, but Malaysian women are proving their mettle and worthiness to serve the country too, said the Sabahan who left her beloved family behind to pursue a career in the uniformed services.