Called By Superiors After Viral Operational Devices Damaged, Depok Firefighters Challenge Back

Illustration of Depok City Fire Vehicles (ANTARA)

A member of the Fire Department in Depok City, West Java, Sandi Butar Butar, who previously went viral, made a video room tour of damaged equipment receiving a summons from the Head of the Cimanggis Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) Fire Department. Sandi was asked to appear before participating in the guidance of non-permanent contract employees (PKTT) on Tuesday, July 23 tomorrow.

However, Sandi challenged law enforcement to examine the operational sector as well as the facilities and infrastructure of the Depok City Fire Department.

"For law enforcers, please check the operational sector, facilities and infrastructure of the Depok City Fire Department and I want the examination to be open, invite the media and the public, and gather us members in the field, just answer yes or no," Sandi said in a video, Monday, July 22.

If the official is proven to have misappropriated, he said, immediately arrest him. "There is no closed examination, everything must be open," he said. He admitted that he was better labeled a traitor to the service and city than being labeled a traitor to the state, supporting corruptors.

At the end of the video, Sandi asked for the support of Depok residents. He also asked his superiors not to blame his friends for his attitude. "For the people of Depok, please support my friends. I am ready to accept everything as long as my friends are not blamed," he said.

Previously, Sandi Butar Butar highlighted the large number of damaged fire engines and cars. In the 1 minute and 8 second video, Sandi shows some of the problems he faces. In addition to mentioning the machine saw was damaged, he also showed the condition of the fire car's handbrake which was not working.

"This is blocked (the fire engine), even though the derivative is a little but if it is removed (can walk). This is without handbrakes, it turns out that the handbrakes are dobol (corrupted) too, yes, the handbrakes are also dobolic," explained Sandi in the video.

Responding to the viral video, the Head of the Depok City Fire Department, Adnan Mahyudin, admitted that a number of equipment was damaged, including a saw that was old and often repaired but still damaged.

"Indeed, there are several damaged tools, such as a chainsaw that has been consumed by age and has been repaired several times," said Adnan last Saturday.

Regarding the damaged fire car, Adnan explained that several cars were under repair and needed time to get spare parts. He emphasized that services to the community are maintained because there are still two fire engines ready for use.

Depok City has 29 fire engines produced between 2008 and 2016. Of these, five cars are under treatment. The maintenance budget for all cars reaches IDR 700 million per year, with a maintenance budget per car of around IDR 24 million.