The Home Team is constantly innovating to prepare ourselves against homeland security threats, to respond to safety challenges and to serve the public better. Here are some recent examples of innovation projects from the Home Team.
Find out how the Home Team leverages technological innovations and strong partnerships with the community to deal with a hit-and-run incident effectively.
This video was originally shown in Home Tomorrow as part of The Future of Us Exhibition. Home Tomorrow showcased ideas that we have collected from over 100 agencies. It also drew ideas from 15,000 contributions from Singaporeans from all walks of life. For more of such videos, do visit the
Future of Us YouTube channel.
Polcam 2.0
Following the success of Polcam 1.0, the Police will extend the coverage of Police cameras beyond HDB blocks and MSCPs to other public areas such as town centres and pedestrian walkways. Police are developing and refining video analytics capabilities that will automate the analysis of footage from these cameras, and flag out incidents of interest.
i-Witness
The community plays a vital role in the fight against crime and terrorism. In today's operating environment and security climate, the use of technology is critical given the transnational dimension of certain crimes and the threat of a terrorist attack in Singapore. Crowd-sourced video and photo information from members of the public can augment the Police's investigations into crimes and its tactical response to, and subsequent investigation of, a terrorist attack.
i-Witness is a new one-stop online platform for the public to provide the Police with information on crimes, traffic offences and security crises. Members of the public will be able to submit text and multimedia files (i.e. photos/videos) directly to i-Witness online, or through the revamped Police@SG mobile appusing their smartphones. Members of the public can look forward to the following enhancements:
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Simple and intuitive "Point, Shoot & Send" submission of information, leveraging the in-built camera features of mobile devices
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Ability to submit up to two multimedia files of unlimited size
Exoskeleton
SCDF is always at the forefront of exploring the latest state-of-the-art technology to push the boundaries of operational capabilities. While the exoskeleton technology is still at its nascent stage of development, it promises far reaching improvements to our frontline operations. If successful, the SCDF will possibly be the first in the global fire-fighting fraternity to harness the scientific field of powered exoskeletons in our operations.
An exoskeleton is typically a wearable mobile machine powered by motors and servos. This will substantially increase the strength and endurance of the wearers while carrying out their tasks.
SCDF, together with the Ministry of Home Affairs, are jointly developing exoskeleton capabilities to enhance our responders’ performance in firefighting, rescue and medical response.
Mass Decontamination Vehicle (MDV)
The Mass Decontamination Vehicle (MDV) is an enhanced version of the existing Personnel Decontamination Vehicle (PDV). The PDV was principally designed for use in Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents to carry out the mass decontamination of people.
The MDV also has two additional functions when compared to the PDV:
i) casualty conveyance (up to 12 casualties);
ii) transportation of personnel and equipment, which gives it the flexibility of being deployed to support major operations other than a HazMat incident.
The MDV also allows for faster and higher capacity decontamination of casualties who are exposed to HazMat through the adaptation of design intuitiveness with advanced technology.
Fire & Rescue Operations Support Tender (FROST)
The Fire & Rescue Operations Support Tender or FROST is an innovative solution which functionally integrates two of SCDF’s primary frontline support vehicles, the Breathing Apparatus Tender (BAT) and the Damage Control Tender (DCT).
The FROST provides a holistic suite of support functions and equipment including the following: