BANGKA -- Entering the dry season, the PT Timah Fire Department team is on standby to help handle fires that occur in the Company's operational areas.
Previously, the PT Timah Damkar Team in the Pangkalpinang area helped handle the fire in Kampung Bintang, Pangkalpinang City on Monday (12/8/2024).
The North Bangka Regional Fire Department team helped extinguish forest fires that occurred at two points in Belinyu District, Bangka Regency.
The PT Timah Damkar Team in the North Bangka Region helped handle two forest fires that occurred in the Levar Beach tourist area and a forest fire that occurred on the Bongkap temple road, Belinyu District.
The coordinator of the PT Timah North Bangka Region Fire Fighting Team, Kusamanto, said that after receiving the report from Bhabinkamtibmas, his party immediately deployed a team to extinguish the forest fire that occurred.
"The PT Timah Damkar Team handled forest fires that occurred at two points in Belinyu District last Tuesday. Since January there have been five fire incidents handled by the North Bangka regional fire team," said Kusamato.
According to him, currently the firefighting team is always on alert considering that we are entering the dry season which is prone to fires, not to mention strong winds which can cause fires to spread quickly.
"We are always on standby to help handle fires, especially in the North Bangka area. Personnel and equipment are also prepared. Usually when we receive information we immediately go to help handle the fire so it doesn't get bigger," he said.
PT Timah also has an emergency response hotline service for fast and effective assistance to the community in emergency situations, whether related to natural disasters, accidents, or other emergency conditions.
The following is the PT Timah emergency response hotline for people in Pangkalpinang City who need it, you can call 911 or the PT Timah emergency response team coordinator on 0822 8121 0530.
Meanwhile, the hotline service for the North Bangka area can be contacted by calling the call center at 0717 425 8060 or 0852 7322 5188
Hotline service for the Kundur area can be contacted by Armadan on 0822 8314 4740
For the West Bangka Region, you can contact Totaviyadi on 0877 6674 0279
This service can be accessed by all communities in the area around the company's operations. The public can contact this hotline to report emergencies and disasters. (*)
