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04 April 2017
SCDF operational exercise at Woodlands Checkpoint

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be conducting an operational exercise with the support of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) at Woodlands Checkpoint on Thursday, 6 April 2017. The exercise will begin at 12:30am and end at 3:00am.

Such exercises are part of the Home Team"s on-going efforts to validate and update operational plans and procedures. About 90 personnel and 20 emergency and supporting vehicles will be participating in the exercise.

To facilitate the movement and deployment of the emergency vehicles, the lanes at the Departure Bus Concourse at Woodlands Checkpoint will be partially closed throughout the exercise.

The public is advised not to be alarmed. All operational vehicles participating in this exercise will have their beacon lights switched on to alert motorists. Signage will also be placed in the vicinity to alert members of the public of the exercise.