The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has donated 90 hoses of various lengths and dimensions to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP).
These hoses will be shipped to Medan, Indonesia to contribute to SOCP’s conservation efforts of the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan.
On December 18, 2020, a hand-over ceremony was held to symbolise SCDF’s donation of old firefighting hoses to SOCP. Image courtesy of SCDF
In May 2016, SCDF donated hoses to Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS). More recently, in November 2020, SCDF donated a total of 94 hoses to WRS.
How SOCP Utilises the Fire Hoses
A semi-wild home for orangutans is under construction in North Sumatra as part of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP).
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Just three days after she downloaded the myResponder application, Ms Rubio Franchesca Santos helped to save a man s life after she was alerted to his collapse near Boon Lay MRT station on Sept 27.
Then, on Oct 14, the National University Hospital (NUH) senior staff nurse was alerted to a suspected cardiac arrest case near her home.
But the elderly cancer patient died despite Ms Francesca performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him .
Last week, Ms Franchesca, 31, received the Singapore Civil Defence Force s Community Lifesaver Award with three SMRT workers who had also responded to the Boon Lay station incident.
She had also received a Community First Responder Award in October for stepping forward to help her elderly neighbour.
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The fire involved the contents of a bedroom. (Photo: SCDF)
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SINGAPORE: Six people were rescued and about 100 Waterwoods condominium residents were evacuated after a fire fully engulfed a bedroom, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Saturday (Dec 19).
SCDF was alerted to a fire at Block 19 Punggol Field Walk at about 11.25am on Saturday. The fire involved the contents of a bedroom in a two-storey unit on the 16th floor, said the force in a Facebook post.
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The fire broke out at a two-storey unit on the 16th floor of Block 19 Punggol Field Walk.PHOTOS: SCDF/FACEBOOK
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