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SCDF then established two Marine Fire Stations, West Coast Marine Fire Station and Brani Marine Fire Station. In May 2017, the SCDF Marine Division launched two new custom-made Rapid Response Fire Vessels (RFV), the Red Swordfish and the Blue Swordfish. Equivalent to the land-based Red Rhinos, the two vessels are high-speed fireboats that can ...
On 16 May 2024, SCDF regular Captain Tay Xue Qin Kenneth (Chinese: 郑学勤; pinyin: Zhèngxuéqín) , 30 who assigned to SCDF Marine Division died while fighting a fire on a Chinese flagged supertanker ship Sheng Hang Hua 6 that was anchored in the southwest of Singapore at 12:15 am. While the firefighting operation was ongoing, another team ...
In 2012 the Singapore Civil Defence Force took over responsibility from the Maritime and Port Authority for fighting maritime fires. [3] In March 2013 the legacy fireboats Firefighter I and Firefighter II were modernized. [4] In May 2017 the SCDF Marine Division acquired two new fireboats, the Red Swordfish and the Blue Swordfish. [5]
The Singapore Civil Defence Force starts construction of their Marine Division headquarters on Pulau Brani, which will be completed by March 2026. Plans to boost the Division's capabilities are also announced, with an increase from six firefighting vessels to 10 by 2029, and from four to six marine bases by 2035. [99] [100] [101] 16 November –
SINGAPORE — One person died and two workers were injured following a fire at a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) bottling and distribution facility in Jurong on Friday (21 June) evening.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Two large oil tankers were on fire on Friday after colliding in waters near Singapore, the world's biggest refuelling port, with two crew members airlifted to hospital and ...
The DART Amphibious Vehicle (DAV) enhances SCDF's response to fire and rescue incidents in Singapore's inland and coastal waters. Operated by a four-men crew, the DAV is able to achieve speeds of up to 100 km/h on land and up to 25 knots in water via its twin water jet propulsion system.
A badge known as the Civil Defence Triangle was awarded to servicemen from the then Singapore Joint Civil Defence Forces and Singapore Fire Service. The badge was only awarded for the Hotel New World incident and is classified as an award.