A Totally Different Total Defence Campaign

“It’s My Turn” is the theme for this year’s Total Defence Campaign 2012, which focused on how National Service (NS) is an integral part of our lives.

Arson or Accident? SCDF Fire Investigators Solve the Puzzle!

To the untrained eye, a room destroyed by fire is nothing more than ashes and debris. But to the fire investigators, what remains are clues that can possibly explain how and where the fire started.

Amusement Rides Safety Act

SCDF’s role is to ensure that ride operators comply with fire safety standards and provide for rescue and evacuation measures. The new licensing regime requires the operators to appoint competent persons to make proper plan submission to SCDF for approval of the fire and rescue management system. A risk assessment report which identifies the fire hazards and other human safety risks and how they will be handled, is compulsory

SCDF Community Bonding Day 2011 @ ITE East

    SCDF Community Bonding Day is back. This year the location of this fun filled event was at ITE College East – Simei. SCDF Community Bonding Day was held on 9th and 11th April 2011.   Every year, SCDF community Bonding Day engages and attracts greater participation from the public, the community and the [...]

Read & Learn to Put out Fire

Are you prepared for an emergency situation such as a fire? What should you do if your family member suffers from a burn or fracture?  Here’s an opportunity for you to pick up some essential emergency preparedness knowledge at a library near your neighborhood. Organised by National Library Board and SCDF, emergency preparedness awareness trainings [...]

The Day We Sound the Signal: 15th Feb

What does the 15th of February mean to you? This year, 15th of February is a public holiday in Singapore as it coincides with the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It is also the second day to Valentine’s Day and many lovers might still be in the mood for MORE love. But [...]

Who Let the Videos Out?

Be awed by these top six entries from the School Digital Media Award (SDMA) 2009. This year, the theme of “Emergency Preparedness (EP)” was incorporated in the SDMA 2009. This is a worthwhile public outreach platform that the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council (NFEC) can leverage [...]

Exercise Blackhole At CTE

Picture this. A coach had collided into the wall of the Central Expressway (CTE) tunnel, leaving many injured passengers strewn on the road. Numerous drums of unknown substance fell from a lorry that was involved in the accident and started to emit vapours. A car in the background was in full blaze. No, this was not [...]

No Need to Panic for Tremors

Earth tremors were reported in certain parts of Singapore at about 6.16 pm on 30 Sept 09 soon after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra Coast and after another quake struck Indonesia, 155 km northwest of Bengkulu at 9.31am local time (0131 GMT, 0831am Singapore time) on 1/10/09. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the [...]

Singapore Youths formed Civil Defence Clubs

While their schoolmates are resting at home on weekend mornings, these students hit the streets to spread the message of safety, security and emergency preparedness to the community. They are members of the Civil Defence (CD) Clubs from Jurong Junior College (JJC) and Pioneer Junior College (PJC). The JJC CD Club has a long history. [...]