In March 2011 , the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia ( FRDM ) established the Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team of Malaysia , or popularly known as STORM . The new team is originally functioning as a Special Rescue Unit for incidents involving urban area , landslides , high-building rescue , wide-area search and rescue ( SAR ) , forest fire , flood and massive natural disaster for West Malaysia region . In March 2014 , after the MH370 went missing , the scope and capabilities of the STORM are widened to include SAR for aircraft crashes . The team was re-trained to be part of the Rapid Deployment Force
MH370 went missing
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysian Rapid Deployment Force