Island-wide PWS sounding for National Day celebrations 2020

SCDF's Public Warning System (PWS) will be sounded island-wide during this year’s National Day (ND) celebrations. The “All Clear” signal of the PWS will be sounded twice on 9 August. The first is at 10.30am, which signals...

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Continuing Education Course for Registered Inspectors (10th Cycle - 2020/2021)

Registered Inspectors The Continuing Education Course for Registered Inspectors (10th Cycle - 2020/2021) for the 1st course will be conducted for a maximum of 24 RIs on 28 Oct 2020 from 0830 hrs to 1800 hrs.   The...

SCDF And IBM Organised Lifesavers' Innovation Challenge for Emergency Response Solutions

 SCDF and IBM jointly organised the “SCDF x IBM Lifesavers’ Innovation Challenge: Call For Code 2020”. As part of this challenge, a 48-hour virtual hackathon was held from 12 to 14 June. Teams comprising tertiary...

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Revised Personal Protection Equipment Requirements for SCDF Ambulance Crews

From 15 June 2020, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will revise the personal protection equipment (PPE)  requirements for SCDF ambulance personnel when attending to emergency calls. This is in view of the reduced...

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Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Enforcement Statistics 2019

The number of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls continued to increase in 2019. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to 191,468 EMS calls last year, an average of about 520 calls a day. This was an increase of 2.1% from 2018, and...

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Measures for DORSCON Orange

In view of the ongoing developments with regard to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV), we are taking additional precautionary measures. Visitors to the Civil Defence Heritage Gallery & Emergency Preparedness Centre and participants of...

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