Founder & Chairman

Vol.Capt. K. Balasupramaniam .PKPB .PJB
K. Balasupramaniam is the founder of The Malaysian Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association (MVFRA). He was a member of Malaysia Fire & Rescue Cadet Cops for three years and obtained his basic knowledge in Fire & Rescue in the Academy of Fire & Rescue in Kuala Kubu Bharu in .

On 20th May , K. Bala was awarded the highest award of the Fire & Rescue Dept, the
PINGAT KETUA PENGARAH BOMBA





(Honory title of PKPB) by the Director-General of Fire & Rescue Dept. YAS Prof Datuk Dr. Soh Chai Hock for his contributions towards the country in safety and rescue related matters.

The Honoree of
The Outstanding Young Malaysian Award





(Category: Humanitarian & Voluntary Service)
Accorded by Junior Chamber Malaysia in recognizing his outstanding achievements and contributions on humanitarian assistance and voluntary services to the nation.

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"ANUGERAH KHAS TOKOH BELIA LEKAKI”
Received the Certificate of Participation from the Minister of Youth and Sport, YB Dato’ Hishamuddin Bin Tun Hussein for the successful  participation and completion  the stage for the National Outstanding Youth Award.

The Recipient of the Certificate OF Merit
THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MALAYSIAN AWARDS
(Category: Humanitarian & Voluntary Service)

National Youth Award
"Anugerah Belia Negara "
Kategori : Kesukarelaan Dan Kemasyarakatan Kementerian Belia Dan Sukan, Malaysia

On 5th May , Vol. Capt. K. Bala led







the



association in



achieving the ANUGERAH BELIA NEGARA, a recognition award bestowed by the Honorable Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad in conjunction with the National Youth Day celebrations.

The Highest Award of The Fire and Rescue Department
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Pingat Ketua Pengarah Bomba"

The Director-General Medal








On 20th May , MVFRA's Chairman, Vol. Capt. K. Bala was conferred the highest award of The Fire & Rescue Dept :  Pingat Ketua Pengarah Bomba (Honorary Title of PKPB) by the Director-General of The Fire & Rescue Dept, YAS Prof Datuk Dr. Soh Chai Hock.

"Pingat Jasa Bomba"












































Loyal Service Medal
































In , MVFRA's Chairman, Vol. Capt. K. Bala was awarded the Pingat Jasa Bomba (Honorary Title of PJB) by the Director-General of The Fire & Rescue Dept, YAS Prof. Datuk Dr. Soh Chai Hock.

The Fire Hydrant Marshal
In conjunction with the Hydrant Adoption Program, K. Bala was awarded The Fire Hydrant Marshal by The Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Governments YB Datuk Usop Hj. Sukam for his initiative in creating public awareness on the importance of Fire Hydrant in fire emergencies.

Besides introducing various fire safety awareness programmes, educating members of the public on safety, battling disasters and rescuing fellow Malaysians in distress, K. Bala is also actively involved in humanitarian efforts, just to name a few:-

§   CHAIRMAN FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE UNIT
Disaster Assistance Unit is responsible to provide assistance to disaster victims, such as providing food, clothing, provisions, diapers and etc.

 §   ORGANIZING CHAIRMAN FOR “Save Christina Lee Charity Fund”
In an effort to save the life of 26 year-old University Graduate who was suffering from Meloid Leukemia, half a million ringgit was needed for Christina to undergo a bone marrow transplant in Singapore. K. Bala, through The Lions' Club (KL West), took on the challenge against time to raise RM500, 000 within one month to enable  her to undergo the transplant at the Singapore General Hospital.

 §   PROSTHETICS LEG PROGRAM
This program was initiated by K. Bala in . Among the first to respond was  43 years old K. Nagiah, who had his right leg amputated . His family was staying in the very unsafe and unhygienic place. K. Bala again took on the task in order to give a fresh hope to the K. Nagiah Family. Besides donating a prosthetic leg to him, K. Bala with the help of his MVFRA volunteers, managed to rebuidt the house for the family. Following the news articles, few more cases came along which were also helped by K. Bala, e.g.:-

- Lim Beng Teng (45), both legs amputated due to diabetes, was given 2 prosthetic legs.
- Rajeswary (40), whose left leg was amputated, was given a prosthetic leg.

 §   INDIA – GUJARAT EARTHQUEKE RELIEF CHARITY FUND
K. Bala initiated the IGERC Fund to help the needy in India after the area was destroyed by a a terrible earthquake.

 §   Cochlear Implant
A dream of Master Ang Wai Loon came true when K.Bala raised fund for his Cochlear Implant.