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Public warning system sirens to sound on Feb 15 in support of Total Defence Day

Singapore News - The islandwide network of public warning system sirens will sound the “important message” signal on Feb 15 in support of Total Defence Day. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that the sirens will go off at... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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Unidentified substances found at two religious centres, police investigating

Singapore News - Occupants of the Catholic Centre in Waterloo Street were evacuated from the 10-storey building on Wednesday morning after an unidentified substance was found sprayed around the building perimeter. A similar incident occurred on Tuesday, when the police and the Singapore... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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Henderson fatal fire: Contractor summoned for erecting tent on fire access point

Singapore News - The contractor which erected a wake tent on a service road and delayed Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) access to a fire in Henderson Road by 18 minutes was issued a summons by the town council in charge of the area. Full-time national serviceman (NSF), Sergeant (1)... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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100 evacuated, 2 taken to hospital, after PMA catches fire

Singapore News - A fire broke out on Monday morning at Block 806 Woodlands Street 81 which led to 100 people being evacuated from the Housing Board block as a precaution. Two people were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital for smoke inhalation. The Singapore Civil Defence Force... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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Probe into incident linked to NSF firefighter who died has begun

Singapore News - A probe into the firefighting operation linked to the death of a full-time Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) national serviceman has begun and the findings will be made public in time. The probe will look at the people involved in the incident, among other things, said... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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NSF firefighter, 19, who died in Henderson Road fire 'endured everything and always pushed through'

He was a quiet and shy person, but he gave his best and was always smiling even when he was drenched in sweat and tired from training. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com

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Blaze which led to firefighter's death likely of electrical origin, says SCDF, Latest Singapore News

Singapore News - The blaze in a flat in Block 91 Henderson Road which led to the death of a firefighter, Corporal Edward H. Go, was likely of electrical origin and started in the bedroom, according to preliminary investigations, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on Saturday. Cpl... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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SCDF sends elite 16-man team to aid in Australian flood rescue efforts

Singapore News - A 16-member team from the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) elite unit left for Australia on Wednesday to assist in rescue efforts after heavy storms over the weekend caused

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New automated medical store to halve time taken for paramedics to restock ambulances

Singapore News - Sergeant (3) Alicia Chien has to manually update the inventory records at the medical store at Ang Mo Kio Fire Station every time she replenishes the supply in the ambulances. That takes up a lot of her time. For paramedics like her, every second is valuable. For example,... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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Man calls SCDF to break open gate after wife fails to answer

Singapore News - After banging on the door and yelling for his wife who was inside the flat, a man feared the worst and called in Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers to break open his gate. Thankfully, it turned out that his missus was fine – she was just a really heavy... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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