Welcome To The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia "READY TO SAVE" The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia is a federal agency of Malaysia responsible for firefighting and technical rescue To become a Firefighter, you have to go through a recruitment that is held by the instructors. Once you have passed, you will go through weeks/days of probation and you will go through shifts under the supervision of someone above the rank of Lead Fire Officer (PBT II) (KUP) before officially becoming a Firefighter.