The Defence of Singapore is based on the concept of Total Defence, comprising of Psychological Defence, Civil Defence, Social Defence, Economic Defence and Military Defence.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) undertakes several essential roles and functions. These include fire-fighting, emergency medical and rescue services and the formulation, implementation and enforcement of regulations on fire safety and civil defence shelter matters.
To ensure the safety of the population and speedy recovery of the economy to near-normal condition during any eventuality, the basic CD skills training and experience you gain serving your National Service Full-Time (NSF) with SCDF will put you in good steed to make a critical difference to achieve this.