| 20 Feb 2002 |
The Commissioning Parade of the 27 th Basic Officer Cadet
(BOC) was held at the training academy. Among the cohort of
graduates, for the first time, were 2 senior-ranking officers
from the Brunei Fire Services Department. |
| 9 May 2002 |
The SCDF Innoventureland was also officially
opened by PS (HA) on his visit to the SCDF HQ Complex. The
opening was marked by the symbolic tearing down of a 'brick
wall' of barriers against innovation. |
| 24 May 2002 |
The Civil Defence Heritage Gallery participated in its
first ever MuseumFest at Suntec Singapore . As a member of
the National Heritage Board's Musuem Roundtable, the Gallery
brought the rich history of Civil Defence in Singapore to
the masses over the course of the festival. |
| 1 Jun 2002 |
The SCDF Internet website was completely revamped, redesigned
from the ground-up with our customers in mind. The new site
features a variety of useful information about the Force,
including a CD Info Centre will have all news relating to
SCDF including our latest statistics. An ever-growing list
of services available on the new site include a full range
of online and downloadable forms, application for CD Courses,
requests for SCDF publications, and requests for visits to
our various facilities. |
| 9 Jul 2002 |
The SCDF Career Resource Centre was officially launched.
This online resource available through the Intranet provides
all staff with information regarding the various people management
systems in SCDF. It seeks to enhance awareness of the career
opportunities in SCDF to the staff as well as communicate
the Career Development Plan. The opening of this web-based
centre marks a significant step towards a more open HR system
in SCDF. |
| 31 Jul 2002 |
Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Home Affairs, visited Sengkang
Fire Station at the launching of the Immediate Response Company
Standby. The Minister was given a briefing on the IRC enhanced
capabilities in handling chemical threats, and also viewed
the NSMen of the IRC putting up an impressive Hazmat mitigation
display. |
| Aug 2002 |
Launch of Fire Safety On-line Processing System (FISOPS).
It supercedes the Home Affairs On-line Management System (HOLMS).
All documents, including building plans, are loaded into the
system and are retrievable on-line. Besides eliminating the
need for microfilming and physical storage, it has addressed
the problems of the time wasted in file movement as well as
the possibility of lost files. The imaging system is also
certified against the Evidence Act. |
| 8 Sep 2002 |
The CD Skills For Charity Flagship event was held at the
Bishan Stadium. This marked the finale of the SCDF's year-long
efforts towards the President's Challenge 2002. A cheque for
over $1.14 million was presented to the President, His Excellency
Mr SR Nathan, by Comr James Tan in an action-packed programme
featuring a telematch amongst the highest contributing CDECs
as well as a group of MediaCorp artistes. |
| 15 Sep 2002 |
Following the success of last year's Mystery PWS Signal
Contest, a second contest was held this year in conjunction
with our annual CD Day sounding of the Public Warning System.
Over 75% of participants correctly identified the signal,
an encouraging 15% more than last year. |
| 23 Sep 2002 |
As part of the Presidential tour of uniformed organisations
and public institutions, His Excellency Mr SR Nathan, the
President of Singapore, visited the SCDF at the Civil Defence
Academy. |
| 15 Dec 2002 |
The SCDF conducted its first Open Mobilisation
of its Operationally Ready CD National Servicemen. Responding
to code words and symbols flashed and announced over the main
broadcast media, over 99% of the activated CD NSMen reported
back to their operational base promptly. |
