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  • Electric Scooter Charged Overnight Caught Fire, SCDF Activated

    Electric Scooter Charged Overnight Caught Fire, SCDF Activated

    An electric scooter reportedly left to charge overnight in a Housing Board flat in Chua Chu Kang sparked a fire, with three people fleeing the unit.

    The fire broke out at 3.50am on Friday (July 28) at a 10th-floor unit in Block 230, Choa Chu Kang Central 1, the Singapore Civil Defence Force told The Straits Times.

    A woman who lives in the flat, who declined to be named, told Shin Min Daily News in a report on Friday that she was sleeping when she heard a loud explosion.

    It was followed by a burnt smell, coming from a room. She went to check and saw that the battery charger of the e-scooter inside was on fire.

    ST understands that SCDF officers had to conduct forcible entry into the unit, and that the fire was started by a portable battery charger attached to the e-scooter.

    No one was injured.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Brave SCDF Bro Injured In Explosion Of Taxi Blaze Discharged, Recuperating

    Brave SCDF Bro Injured In Explosion Of Taxi Blaze Discharged, Recuperating

    [Vehicle Fire along Commonwealth Ave]

    Thank you for your kind words and concerns for the injured firefighter.

    Each day, SCDF Emergency Responders, like him, brave countless challenges in the line of duty to protect and save lives and property.

    The injured firefighter who sustained minor burns had just been discharged from hospital and is recuperating.

    We wish him a speedy recovery.

    ***

    SCDF was alerted to a vehicle fire along Commonwealth Ave (near the junction with North Buona Vista Road) at about 1415hrs.

    SCDF dispatched 1 Fire Engine, 2 Fire Bikes, 1 Red Rhino and 2 Ambulances to the location. The fire which involved a taxi was extinguished by SCDF using 2 water jets and a Compressed Air Foam backpack.

    During the firefighting operation, an explosion occurred from the burning taxi, injuring 4 persons including an SCDF firefighter. All of them sustained minor injuries and were conveyed to the National University Hospital by SCDF ambulances.

    Preliminary investigations by the SCDF and the Police revealed the likely cause of the explosion was due to the road traffic accident. The investigations by SCDF, Police and LTA are ongoing.

     

    Source: Singapore Civil Defence Force

  • SCDF Team Who Attended To Heng Swee Keat A Credit To SCDF

    SCDF Team Who Attended To Heng Swee Keat A Credit To SCDF

    The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) team that responded to the emergency call at the Istana for Mr Heng Swee Keat on Thursday have been praised by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

    In a letter to SCDF Commissioner Eric Yap, Mr Lee thanked Paramedic SSG Janice Lee Yi Ping, EMT SSG Mohd Imran bin Abd Samad, NSF EMT CPL Ian Lok Yu Hern and Paramedic Trainee Sheena Chiang Yanpin.

    “They were highly professional and did an excellent job,” wrote Mr Lee.

    “My colleagues and I observed how your team kept your cool and were in control throughout the incident, working as a team with Dr Janil.”

    Mr Lee wrote that the team responded within seven minutes of a call being placed to 995 after Mr Heng collapsed during a Cabinet meeting.

    When the team arrived, Dr Janil Puthucheary was already resuscitating Mr Heng using a bag and mask resuscitation kit.

    Dr Janil is an MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and Minister of State for Education and Communications and Information

    At one point, paramedic Ms Lee asked Dr Janil if he was bagging the patient too fast. Dr Janil responded that he was hyper-ventilating the patient to relieve pressure on the brain and reduce swelling.

    The team supported Dr Janil, then later took the lead and transferred Mr Heng into an ambulance to be taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

    Dr Janil Puthucheary (above). PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES

    Mr Heng, 54, suffered a stroke due to an aneurysm on Thursday. He underwent surgery and is in stable condition at the ICU.

    Mr Lee wrote of the SCDF team: “Each knew their roles, and all had the presence of mind to stay completely focused on the patient.

    “It is never easy to attend to a resuscitation, and the active involvement of a clinician already on scene can make it more difficult.

    “Your team was highly competent and professional, unfazed by their surroundings or the presence of ministers.

    “They asserted themselves where necessary and played an important role in stabilising the patient.”

    He added: “Your officers are a credit to the SCDF. They reflected the professionalism and sense of mission that they display daily as they go about their duties to protect and save lives and property for a safe and secure Singapore.”

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Ex-SCDF Regular: The Boys Need To Learn Their Lesson, We Need To Help Them Move On

    Ex-SCDF Regular: The Boys Need To Learn Their Lesson, We Need To Help Them Move On

    Tak surprising video budak-budak SCDF huru-harakan bunk mereka mendapat perhatian awam.

    Apa kan tidak? Bunk dah bukan macam bunk lagi. Tilam ke mana katil ke mana. Yang satu lagi kelihatan meroko di dalam bunk. Ni semua perkara yang bukan diajar SCDF.

    Tidak pernah saya dalam lebih 25 tahun saya dalam SCDF tengok loss of discipline macam ni.

    We face the facts. Senang cakap,rata-ratanya budak-budak SCDF ni memang nakal-nakal. Their background, most of them, they do not have good qualifications some of them from broken homes, some of them parents keluar masuk jail. You have to look very hard to find a boy from a good school like RI or what not….Scholars and officers you don’t count.

    But even though they come from unfortunate background, I can wholeheartedly say,for those people I trained and trained/worked with, I can trust my life in their hands.

    They brave and courageous. Very good firefighters.  You give them an order, they tak gentar tak terfikir berkal-kali. Dia pergi dia complete the task or the rescue.

    Now the section commanders may not necessarily be the bravest or the fittest, but they are leaders and we epect them to lead.  Some are reluctant. Most come from poly. A few sign-on after poly. They are very dedicated the regulars because this is their rice bowl. Cari makan orang Melayu kata. They don’t spit in that rice bowl.

    So i don’t know how come his bunch so teruk gini.

    I’m sure, you put men together,put them through thick and thin, in the end they forge a deep bond and camaraderie.  They do naughty things. Blanket party. Play pranks. Like me. People put kiwi on my toothbrush. We laugh and we move on.

    But these people destroyed property which was handed to them in good condition. They could have been told to sleep on matresses on the floor as part of the course. But no. Because SCDF care. It’s SCDF core values.  Pride and care.

    But these gentlemen never show that. This is not the kind of section commanders or leaders in the SCDF. What they think there’ll be Banglas or maids to clean after them? Ni kita tak nak fikiran macam gini, orang yang tak responsible dalam SCDF.

    Should they be sent to DB or should they be removed of their ranks and FF badges? That is for SCDF to decide after investigation completed.

    However pada pendapat saya, kita harus ingat yang mereka ni semua masih muda dan ada masa depan mereka. Some also may have to to take care of their familiy and may have young children or sick parents and grandparents that depend on them.

    Whatever the punishment is, they have to understand that what they do is wrong and that future batches don’t follow the same way. But hopefully, we don’t destoy their future with the punishment. Build them up. Help them to reintegrate, especially the regulars. It’s not corruption or it’s not refusing to carry out their duties. If convicts can be rehabilitated, I am confident ini budak-budak boleh change their life.

     

    Concerned Ex-Regular

     

  • SCDF: Bunk Wrecking Incident An Isolated Case, Not Reflective Of SCDF And Its Members

    SCDF: Bunk Wrecking Incident An Isolated Case, Not Reflective Of SCDF And Its Members

    The behaviour of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel who were captured on video wrecking their dormitory is out of sync with the rest of the force, said its spokesperson today (April 28), who stressed that the matter is being taken “very seriously”.

    Two short clips uploaded in the past two days show a trashed dormitory where SCDF personnel sporting close-cropped hair were flouting rules, such as smoking. The videos have attracted criticism of the bad behaviour from members of the public.

    But Colonel Abdul Razak Abdul Raheem, director of the SCDF Public Affairs Department, stressed today this was “an isolated incident”.

    “It does not reflect the culture, discipline, decorum and conduct of SCDF officers and men, be it our front-line National Servicemen and regulars, or even our Operationally-Ready NSmen,” he told reporters in Joo Koon Crescent today, where firefighters put out a factory blaze. There were no reported injuries in the incident.

    “As you can see in today’s fire, this is what we do day in, day out, putting ourselves in harm’s way, taking calculated risks to mitigate incidents, to minimise damage to property and save lives. This is SCDF.”

    Col Abdul Razak added that investigations into the incident are ongoing and “will leave no stone unturned”.

    The SCDF has said “disciplinary action will be taken against those who are involved”.

    The two clips appear to be of the same incident.

    The clip uploaded to YouTube today showed an individual using his boot to smear the dormitory floor with what looks like black shoe polish. Like the previous clip that was circulated on Monday night, the new video captured bunk beds and cabinets toppled over in the messy dormitory, with mattresses and litter strewn all around.

    Shouts of “POP lo” could also be heard in the background. The acronym purportedly refers to “Passing-out Parade”, which is the graduation ceremony from training.

    Firefighters interviewed by TODAY on condition of anonymity acknowledged that emotions can run high when trainees graduate, but said they have not seen such behaviour.

    One of them said it is inevitable that trainees will “let loose and get a bit rowdy, but definitely not to this extent”.

    He added: “It’s sad because there are so many people in the force who work so hard and selflessly to save lives and keep the country safe, and then a video like this surfaces and our reputation gets bashed.”

    Another person who has been with the force for eight years said it was the first time he had heard of people celebrating by destroying the place they had been sleeping in during their months in training: “It’s definitely not the norm. We are quite taken aback because this affects everybody; it’s representing SCDF as a whole.

    “The video spread quite fast, and we were told by SCDF today not to continue spreading it around, and not to let it affect our morale,” he added. “Officers said they will investigate and deal with it by the book.”

    A third firefighter agreed, saying: “There’s quite a thick line between stupidity and bravery. It’s disappointing to see their actions.”

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com