Sharing USAR Expertise with Myanmar Counterparts

In December 2011, Singapore, represented by SCDF, became the first country to offer training in International urban Search and Rescue (IUSAR) to the Myanmar Fire Services Department (MFSD). The seeds for this collaboration were sown in July 2011, when the Myanmar Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlemet Mr U Aung Kyi led a group [...]

New IPPT System for ORNSmen

Key changes to the Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) for the Operationally Ready National Servicemen (ORNSmen) have kicked in with effect from 1 April 2011. Are you aware of them?

ITE Students Formed the 2nd CD-Lionhearter Club

97 students received their CD Lionhearter badges from Comr Peter Lim, Commissioner SCDF and Mr Bruce Poh, Director and CEO, Institute of Technical Education (ITE) during the launch of the Civil Defence Lionhearter Club at ITE College East (Simei) on 13 Oct 2010. These students formed the second batch of local tertiary students who are [...]

Dazzling Sportsmanship in Daegu

While the rest of the SCDF personnel were busy performing operational stand-bys and planning for the safety coverage of the inaugural Singapore Youth Olympic Games, 8 SCDF iron men and ladies participated in the 11th World Firefighters Games held in Daegu, South Korea from 21st to 29th August 2010. The 9-day event saw more than [...]

Brave Paramedic-Rescuers

Picturing a paramedic crawling into the rubble of a collapsed building or structure to conduct emergency medical assessment and treatment on a trapped victim is no longer a scenario from a TV drama. Ten SCDF paramedics have successfully completed the first Trauma Paramedics Conversion Workshop held at the Civil Defence Academy (CDA) from 26 to 30 [...]

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 [...]

We are Volunteers of the SCDF!

Updating personal particulars, booking of duty hours, applying leave and accessing personal allowance statements will no longer be a hassle for the Civil Defence Auxiliary officers with the launch of the new one-stop portal for the Civil Defence Auxiliary Unit (CDAU). Launched on 12 Aug 2009, the CDAU portal is also a recruitment tool to [...]

“Help! Save Me from a Rubbish Dumping Pit!”

I stole a quick glance behind me prior to executing my daunting task: a 30-metre deep drop down a dimly-lit unpredictable terrain with a revolting smell. Without hesitation, I steadied myself after taking a deep breath, and rappelled down the slippery wall. Two Pump Ladders (PL) and one Combined Platform Ladder (CPL) from Tuas Fire [...]

Gearing Up for International Disaster-relief Collaborations

500 civil defence personnel from 25 countries participated in the first ASEAN Regional Forum – Volunteer Display of Response (ARF-VDR) on Disaster Relief Exercise held in the Philippines from 4 to 8 May 2009. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was glad to be one of the participating organisations other than forces from Australia, China, [...]

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 [...]