Please be informed that the weekly Saturday Fire Station Open House will be suspended on 18 Jan 2025. SCDF will be reaching out to those who have already made a booking.

W.e.f. 1 Apr 2024 onwards, refresher training for Fire Station Emergency Medical Technicians will be enhanced and the In Camp Training period will be extended from 19 to 23 days. Please check with your Deputy Commander Fire Station or unit for more info.

W.e.f. 1 Jul 2024, SCDF will change its sender ID for NS Mobilisation matters from “91449746” to “80709995”. This follows the gov.sg SMS Sender ID announcement on 13 Jun 2024 and aims to help recipients recognise and authenticate SMSes from SCDF.

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05 October 2009
"OPERATION LION HEART" (PADANG CITY, SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE) SCDF Operation Lionheart deployment to Padang City, Sumatra Earthquake - Situation Update 3

At 0200hrs (Local Time) today, the local authorities announced the end of the rescue phase and that international assistance for search and rescue operations will no longer be required.

The local Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) responders will continue with the recovery work.

The SCDF contingent is standing by at the base camp, preparing for the contingent"s departure and also for any ad hoc deployment.

The contingent is planning for return to Singapore over the next few days.