Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Enforcement Statistics 2019

The number of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls continued to increase in 2019. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to 191,468 EMS calls last year, an average of about 520 calls a day. This was an increase of 2.1% from 2018, and...

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Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Fire Safety Enforcement Statistics 2020

 The total number of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls decreased in 2020 for the first time in 20 years. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to 190,882 EMS calls last year, or about 520 calls a day. There was also a...

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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...