SCDF
Volunteer Lifesavers, Driven by Passion
Three SCDF volunteers share how helping others sparks joy in them.
The Best of Both Worlds
SCDF’s Senior Fire & Rescue Officers combine frontline medical expertise with firefighting skills to save lives.
15 February 2019
Love in the Home Team (Part 1)
Guardians with a heart for the Home Team, and each other – one’s a firefighter, the other a scientist; find out how he inspired her to join the Home Team.
13 February 2019
Chinese New Year Away from Home
Not all Home Team Guardians get to spend the festive season with their families; four officers share their stories.
04 February 2019
Home Team Volunteers at a Vibrant Thaipusam
Volunteers from across the Home Team played a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of Thaipusam devotees and the general public.
25 January 2019
Exercise Heartbeat: Shots Fired in Orchard Road
Not if, but when… Here are six things you can do in the event of a terror attack.
24 January 2019
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Fire Stations
Delving into the ever active second homes of our first responders - fire stations!
12 January 2019
Top 10 Articles for 2018
Our Guardians, Our Stories – here are our top articles for 2018, according to our readers!
29 December 2018
Herstory: What It Means to Save a Life
With 20 years of lifesaving experience under her belt, Lieutenant Noraini Kasbani of the SCDF has nothing but passion for her job.
20 December 2018
Honouring Our Home Team Guardians (Part 1)
Celebrating the Home Team’s spirit of service and dedication.
08 December 2018
When Every Second Counts
How SCDF Call Centre Specialists, Paramedics and doctors work together to save lives, especially those of stroke victims.
23 November 2018
Be A Guardian: In the Heart of the Action
Lieutenant-Colonel Shaiful Herman Bin Shali explains why he’s equally at home in the heart of the action and helping to build the SCDF’s lifesaving tech capabilities for tomorrow.
15 November 2018
Data Science in the Home Team
More than the sum of its parts – three things you should know about how we’re applying Data Science to keep Singapore safe and secure.
15 November 2018
HazMat’s Heavy Hitters
More than meets the eye – check out three state-of-the-art SCDF vehicles that will be deployed at the 33rd ASEAN Summit.
09 November 2018
Ops Lionheart Laos: Battling the Elements and Fatigue to Save Lives
For two weeks, they trudged through waist-high mud littered with nails and debris in an effort to save lives. Hear from two SCDF officers who led the search-and-rescue mission in Southern Laos.
02 November 2018
Guiding Voices, Saving Lives
The next time you dial 995, the voice on the other end of the line might not belong to a SCDF officer; you could be speaking to a full-time nurse.
01 November 2018
Lifting the Lid: Behind the Lens of a Fire Evidence Specialist
Not all Singapore Civil Defence Fire (SCDF) officers fight fire, they also work behind the scenes to find out what sparked that first flame.
26 October 2018
Transformation of Care
Relying on instincts forged in the Emergency Room, Dr Ng Yih Yng is helping to drive transformation in how the Home Team delivers care to the public and our officers.
19 October 2018
Be A Guardian: Having a Heart for Those in Need
When it comes to helping others, Sergeant Gwen Ong of the SCDF is always ready to step forward.
11 October 2018
Guardians in Training: Handling the Hazmat Heat
Fighting an industrial fire is no easy task – but our SCDF firefighters are more than up to the task, thanks to their state-of-the-art Diamond Simulator.
04 October 2018
Exercise Heartbeat: Terror Strikes the National Library Building
Not if, but when – taking Emergency Preparedness into the heart of the city.
28 September 2018
The Home Team at the 2018 Asian Games: Giving Their Very Best
They’ve trained for years to give their very best. Meet our national sepak takraw players from the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
23 August 2018
The Home Team at the 2018 Asian Games: Giving Their Very Best
They’ve trained for years to give their very best. Meet our national sepak takraw players from the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
23 August 2018
Choosing to Serve the Home Team (Part 2)
Young hearts with a passion for keeping Singapore safe and secure – four Scholarship recipients explain why they’ve chosen to become Home Team officers.
15 August 2018
Choosing to Serve the Home Team (Part 1)
Young hearts with a passion for keeping Singapore safe and secure – four Scholarship recipients explain why they’ve chosen to become Home Team officers.
14 August 2018
The Chamber of Secrets
A high-tech climatic testing facility helps Home Team officers maximise their operational performance.
08 August 2018
Future-ready Lifesavers
Assistant Commissioner Daniel Seet of the Singapore Civil Defence Force shares his perspective on what it takes to be future-ready.
31 July 2018
Home Team Transformation: More Than Meets the Eye
How the Home Team is leveraging innovative solutions to keep Singapore safe and secure.
04 July 2018
Home Team All the Way: Committed to Singapore’s Security at Work and in NS
Keeping Singapore safe and secure isn’t just a National Service commitment to some, it’s also their daily duty as Home Team officers.
28 June 2018
Securing the Summit: A Showcase of the Home Team Spirit
Behind the scenes at the DPRK-USA Singapore Summit with Inspector (NS) Gim Joo Hyung of the Singapore Police Force and Warrant Officer 1 Zulkasyfi Bin Yunos of the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
21 June 2018
Home Team All the Way: Serving the Home Team at Work and in NS
Keeping Singapore safe and secure isn’t just a National Service commitment to some, it’s also their daily duty as Home Team officers.
21 June 2018
Securing the Summit: Home Team Officers in Action
Home Team officers played an essential role in the historic DPRK-USA Singapore Summit, from ensuring the safe passage of world leaders and international guests to securing our borders as well as key summit venues. Here are some of our officers’ stories.
14 June 2018
Tech in the Home Team: Human and Beyond
Every month, we feature how our Home Team scientists and engineers are using Science and Technology to keep Singapore safe and secure.
30 May 2018
A Heart to Serve
A job unlike any other – meet four youths who’ve chosen to help keep Singapore safe and secure.
27 April 2018
Five Ways that the SCDF is Turning Robocop into Reality
How the Singapore Civil Defence Force is pursuing technological innovation to save and protect lives.
25 April 2018
Think Big, Think Wide, Think Far
Meet the future, now – how robotics is transforming the way the Home Team operates.
19 April 2018
Guardians in Training: When Fire Meets Water
Fighting fires on the high seas – take the plunge with us and learn what our marine firefighting specialists undergo during training.
12 April 2018
The Busing Blaze: Young Firefighters to the Fore
Regardless of rank or role, all hands were on deck to fight the massive oil tank fire at Pulau Busing.
12 April 2018
Exercise Bluewhale 2018: Sharpening Our Capabilities at Sea
Working as one to respond to a terror incident at sea – here’s what happened at Exercise Bluewhale, held in the waters off Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.
06 April 2018
Up High and Down Low with SCDF's Elite Lifesavers
Scaling the heights and drilling deep with the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s Urban Search and Rescue team.
06 April 2018
MHA COS 2018: 995, What’s Your Emergency?
How the Singapore Civil Defence Force has strengthened its Emergency Medical Service capabilities.
08 March 2018
Women in Blue: An Inspiration to the Home Team
On the frontlines or behind the scenes, female officers are an essential part of the Home Team. This International Women’s Day, we speak to two women officers about how they keep Singapore safe and secure.
08 March 2018
Volunteering for a Vibrant Thaipusam
On 31 January 2018, over 50 Home Team officers volunteered their time to help ensure that Thaipusam celebrations would be safe, peaceful and enjoyed by all.
07 March 2018
Young Lifesavers to the Fore
It was a race against the clock as Primary School students performed first aid, put out fires and escaped from smoke-filled cages during the Junior Civil Defence Lionhearter Challenge 2018.
23 February 2018
Keep It Real: Incorporating Ground Experience into Training
As Head of the Junior Command Training Branch at the Civil Defence Academy, Major Lok Wee Keong tells us why ground experience is crucial in crafting an effective training methodology.
22 February 2018
Five Things to Know About Life-saving Trends in 2017
A higher demand for Emergency Medical Services, with fewer fire calls – here’s what you need to know about Fire, Ambulance and Enforcement Statistics 2017.
13 February 2018
Five Things to Know About Life-saving Trends in 2017
A higher demand for Emergency Medical Services, with fewer fire calls – here’s what you need to know about Fire, Ambulance and Enforcement Statistics 2017.
13 February 2018
Young in Age, Big in Spirit
Six selfless individuals – including four Secondary One students – stepped forward to give a lesson in public spiritedness and how we can all make a difference.
26 January 2018
SGSecure: Faces of the Community
One Emergency Preparedness Day; many heartwarming stories. Home Team News spoke to residents of Taman Jurong who shared why the SGSecure movement is important to them.
19 January 2018
Recognising the Home Team’s Finest Trainers
Versatility, Innovation, Support – these three themes resonated during the Home Team Training Excellence Award Ceremony, held at the Home Team Academy on 10 January 2018.
12 January 2018
Recognising the Home Team’s Finest Trainers
Versatility, Innovation, Support – these three themes resonated during the Home Team Training Excellence Award Ceremony, held at the Home Team Academy on 10 January 2018.
12 January 2018
Wet Weather Guardians
Rain or shine, our Home Team officers are ready to serve. On-duty and off-duty firefighters from Changi Fire Station sprang into action after seeing drivers trapped in their cars by waist-level floodwaters.
11 January 2018
Say Hi to BI
The nudge comes to the Home Team – unlocking the potential of Behavioural Insights, a powerful strategy for achieving win-win outcomes.
05 January 2018
Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future
A fitting farewell for the Pioneers of the old Jurong Fire Station, and an exclusive look at the new Station.
24 November 2017
Students Take Part in Inaugural Community First Responder Challenge
Putting out fires, spotting suspicious people and solving riddles were just some of the challenges the participants of the Community First Responder Challenge had to overcome on 19 October 2017.
25 October 2017
NUS Students Pledge to Safeguard Their Community
What started out as an idea came to fruition for Mr Syafiq Bin Mohd Abdul Muhaimin Ong when the National University of Singapore (NUS) Civil Defence Lionhearter Club was launched on 14 September 2017.
21 September 2017
Committed to Keeping Singapore Safe
Speaking during the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Committee of Supply debate on 3 March 2017.
03 March 2017
My Buddy and I: A Friendship for the History Books
In this last article of the series, Deputy Assistant Commissioner (NS) Jonathan Wan and Colonel Kadir Maideen talk about how their friendship has endured.
31 January 2017
SGSecure: Residents Pick Up Anti-Terror Skills at Sengkang Central EP Day
On 3 December 2016, residents in Sengkang gathered at the Sengkang Central Emergency Preparedness Day
05 December 2016
SCDF Reshapes Capabilities Through Innovation
With a heightened terrorist threat looming against a rising demand for emergency ambulance services.
14 November 2016
SGSecure: Building a Community of Prepared Citizens in Woodlands
Residents from the Woodlands area participated in the Woodlands Emergency Preparedness Day
07 November 2016
National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council Celebrates Thirtieth Anniversary
The anniversary celebrations, held on 31 October 2016, were accompanied by an award ceremony.
01 November 2016
SGSecure: SPF Held Largest Ever Counter-Terrorism Exercise to Prepare for Terror Attack
An islandwide counter-terrorism exercise from 17 to 18 October 2016.
19 October 2016
SCDF Officers’ Relentless 15-hour Fight Against Fire at Tampines
Some 110 firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force responded to the fire that broke out at CK Building on 17 August.
13 September 2016
Exercise Heartbeat 2016: Businesses Join in SGSecure Movement
Exercise Heartbeat, an annual counter-terrorism exercise conducted by the Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
05 September 2016
Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships at ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management
The private sector has a wealth of expertise in disaster management that governments should tap on.
19 August 2016
CDAU Celebrates 10 Years since its Inception in 2006
Parliamentary Secretary Mr Amrin Amin joined members of the CDAU in celebrating its 10th anniversary.
15 August 2016
Failed Terrorist Attempt Highlights Need for Singaporeans to Stay United, Stay Alert and Stay Strong
Speaking at the Revamped Toa Payoh West/Balestier Emergency Preparedness Day,
08 August 2016
Home Team Officers Demonstrate Operational Readiness
From taking down targets to rescuing survivors trapped under rubble, Home Team officers proved their mettle.
08 July 2016
13th Rota Commander Course Officer Cadets Graduate to Greater Heights
Forty-three graduating officer cadets reached the end of their journey and took up the mantle of leadership as senior officers.
01 July 2016
NCDCC Cadets Lauded for Responding to Two Cardiac Arrest Cases in a Row
National Civil Defence Cadet Corps Senior Cadet Lieutenants Muhammad Adhwa Ahlami Bin Johari and Hairil Aidilfitri Bin Johari responded to two cardiac arrest
24 June 2016
Never Too Young To Be A Community First Responder
Twelve-year-old Ashvin Gunasegaran showed what it means to be a community first responder.
02 June 2016
SCDF Workplan 2016: SCDF’s Community Engagement Efforts to Support SGSecure
The Singapore Civil Defence Force will train the community to be first responders to emergencies
06 May 2016
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