Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Fire Safety Enforcement Statistics 2021

 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls increased in 2021. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to 213,615 EMS calls last year, or about 585 calls a day. There was an increase of 2.4% in the number of non-emergency calls,...

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Fires at Woodlands St 81

At 0352hrs, SCDF was alerted to a case of discarded items including a sofa on fire at the ground floor of Block 810, Woodlands Street 81. A red rhino was dispatched and the fire was put out quickly using a dry powder extinguisher.At 0403hrs, SCDF...

Fire-Safety Tips for ?Qing Ming? Festival

With the "Qing Ming" festival approaching, religious activities like the burning of incense paper and lighting candles/joss sticks are expected to increase. The SCDF would like to remind members of the public to exercise greater caution when...

Flash fire involving an outdoor storage tank containing tar at USL Asia Pte Ltd

At 1438hrs, SCDF received a call from a member of public informing that there was a fire at the above-mentioned location; and SCDF resources were immediately despatched to the scene.Upon arrival, the SCDF Officers found smoke issuing from a...

Floating body retrieved from Bedok Reservoir

At 0846hrs, SCDF was alerted to a floating body spotted at Bedok Reservoir. 1 Fire engine and1 Ambulance were immediately dispatched to the location.Upon arrival, a body was seen floating near the shore, and was retrieved by SCDF officers.The male...

Flood at Orchard Road

SCDF received the calls reporting flood at the above location at 1033hrs. SCDF responded and provided the following assistance: Junction of Orchard Road/Paterson Road " SCDF dispatched 2 fire engines and assisted about 60 passengers from 2 SBS...