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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 ...
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]
In 2012, the Singapore Civil Defence Force took over responsibility from the Maritime Port Authority for fighting maritime fires. [13] By 2019, the SCDF Marine Division had retired some old fireboats, and added six new modern vessels, bringing the size of the firefighting fleet to eight vessels.
Part of the DART unit, the Search Platoon (K-9 unit) of the SCDF trains and deploys dogs for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) operations as well as for Fire Investigation (FI). SCDF's FI Unit will activate the FI dogs when they are needed at the fire ground. When activated, FI dogs are deployed to search for any presence of fire accelerants.
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 –
The Civil Defence Auxiliary Unit (CDAU) is part of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) consisting of uniformed volunteers.. The volunteering programme in SCDF was first started in 1982 under the National Civil Defence Plan and Volunteer Scheme which provided an avenue through which residents can volunteer their service in civil defence roles within their local community.
SCDF may refer to: Singapore Civil Defence Force, an emergency service in Singapore under the Ministry of Home Affairs; Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the ...
The Maritime Security Task Force is a high-readiness standing task force of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) responsible for maritime security operations. [1] [2]It is structured to work closely with other task forces of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), other national maritime agencies, and international partners.