BCM Institute MTE Series: http://www.worldcontinuitycongress.com/wcc08/mte.html Col. Anwar Abdullah, Director of Operations, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), presents Emergency Management & Engagement of Stakeholders during a Meet-The-Experts seminar organised by BCM Institute which aims to Bridge Economic Defence and Civil Defence.

1. SCDF Emergency
Management &
Engagement of
Stakeholders

2. SCOPE
Introduction
Incident Management
Engaging the Stakeholders
Private‐Public‐Partnership

3. A Department
under Ministry of
Home Affairs

4. Our Mission
To protect and save lives and property
for a safe and secure Singapore
Our Vision
To be a World Class organisation
providing fire-fighting, rescue, and
emergency ambulance services through
professionalism, operational excellence
and service quality

5. SCDF
Command
Structure HQ SCDF
4 CD DIVISIONS
16 FIRE STATIONS
& 26 FIRE POSTS

6. Structure & Organization
In addition, SCDF operates two training
institutions :
- Basic Rescue Training Centre
- Civil Defence Academy

7. Tampines Fire Station
Tuas Fire Station
… 4 are Hazmat Stations.
Alexandra Fire Station
Jurong Island Fire Station

8. Structure & Organisation
Remaining 12 Fire Stations :
•Personnel trained and equipped to
conduct:
• Rescue
• Detection
• Monitoring

9. Incident
Management

10. Concept of Operations
Graduated response calibrated to scale of
incident.
Flexibility to increase force size when
needed.
1 minute activation from base.
8 minutes response.

11. Strengthening Incident Management
Ops CE Plan
SCDF appointed as Incident
Manager for Civil Emergencies
since 1997.
Promulgated to formalise
multi-agency response to
major disasters.

12. Strengthening Incident Management
Ops CE Plan ensures integrated incident
management.
All agencies represented are organised into
Joint Planning Staff
To provide specialist support.

13. Joint Exercises …Incident
Management
Ex Northstar
Scenario of CA attack cum multiple bomb
explosions affecting public transport
Large scale Maritime Disaster Exercise
Simulated Mumbai style terrorist attacks
scenarios

14. Strengthening Incident Management
Integrated Forward Command &
Control Capability
The ideal place for command is upfront at
the incident site.
IM can exercise effective leadership and
Command & Control.

15. Strengthening Incident Management
IM to command and control
incident at disaster site with
Tact HQ.
Tact HQ comprises 5 Forward
Command Vehicles designed
by SCDF.
Equipped with all
necessary info-comms
systems.

16. Engaging the
Stakeholders

17. 17

18. Emergency Data
Operational
Survey
ORION
– over 7,800 records

19. High Risk Installations
186 across Singapore
Develop contingency plans
Exercised annually

20. Fire Safety Manager
Floor area of 5,000 square
metres and above
or
Occupant load of 1,000
persons and above

21. Fire Emergency Plan
(1) To ensure the safeguard of human lives
in the event of fire.
(2) To establish a systematic and orderly
evacuation plan.
(3) To ensure prompt raising of the fire
alarm and marshalling of first aid fire
fighting efforts.

22. Enhancing Regulatory Provisions & Preventive Measures
Govern import, transport and storage
of hazardous materials
Hazmat Transport Drivers’ Permit
HazMat Transport Vehicle Tracking
System (HTVTS)
Vehicle Immobilizer

23. Security Sensitive Material (SSM) Data Centre
Provides comprehensive overview of all
sensitive HazMat in Singapore
Operates on 24/7 basis to track movement of SSM
Important tool in preventing diversion of SSM for illegal or
unauthorised use

24. Fire at Somerset
Sub Power Station,
2 Jul 08
When things go
wrong …….
Fire at Factory Complex at
Sungei Kadut, 3 Aug 08
Tank fire at JB, 17 Aug 08
Shipyard Accidents, Jun 08
Fire at Essential Oils Warehouse at
Woodlands Terrace, 12 Jun 08

25. When the Problem is Nipped in the Bud…….
Intervention Measures
to Minimize Loss
Intervention
Measures to
Prevent Incident • Use of fire extinguisher
• Activate sprinkler
• Up-right overturned system
drum • Remove surrounding
• Clean up spill drums
Fire spread to
Spill from drum Pool fire from spill entire factory
Full-Blown Events Starts With an Initiating Event!
Full-Blown Events Starts With an Initiating Event!

26. What is CERT?
CERT consists of trained in‐house personnel to
effectively manage initiating events
Spillages, minor fires etc
Scale of
CERT intervention to F ull-blown
incident F ull-blown
prevent initiating Accident
incident from Accident
developing into a full SCDF
blown scenario Response
CERT Response
Emergency
(Initiating) Operators at Work
Small Incident Timeline
Pre-Event
Critical First 10-20 mins
Contingency
planning, training,
maintenance etc

27. Private Public
Partnership

28. Community Emergency
Preparedness Programme (CEPP)
Instructional, face to face
education programme
Provide individuals with a holistic
understanding of emergency
measures

29. Community Emergency
Preparedness Programme (CEPP)
Training available free-of-charge to public
5 Modules
Basic First Aid
CPR + AED
Fire Safety
Emergency Procedures
Unconventional Threats

30. COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT)
Community Emergency and Engagement
Committees (C2E) was formed at the 84
constituencies
Community Emergency Response Teams
(CERTs) formed in Resident Committee Zones
within each constituency
Assist residents and SCDF responders during
emergencies

31. Community Exercises
Emergency Preparedness (EP) Days
organized by Grassroots
To prepare residents against
unconventional threats & instil resilience
48 Exercises held annually in heartlands

32. Community Safety and
Security Programme (CSSP)
Examples of CSSP, projects, check with Central on
activities within CBD and Marina
“Community
Involvement is
Paramount in
Building a Ready
and Resilient
Singapore”

33. Safety and Security Watch Group
Engaging Industrial and Commercial
Groups
Shenton Way SSGW – Exercise Heartbeat

34. Engagement of Schools
• Integration of emergency
preparedness into Social Studies
syllabus
• 177 Liaison Officers from fire stations
be deployed to help train and prepare
students to deal with emergencies
under the Fire Station Engagement
Programme

35. Engagement of Schools
NCDCC Scheme in Primary and Secondary
schools
Equip cadets with essential CD Skills

36. Engagement of Schools
CD Lionhearter
85 Singapore Polytechnic Students
Ready for overseas deployment as part of NGOs
13 – 15 Oct 2009, 6 students and 1 lecturer
deployed to Pariaman Sumatra

37. National Fire & Civil Emergency
Preparedness Council (NFEC)
Engages niche groups
• Housing Premises
• Commercial Premises
• Industrial Premises
• Schools and Youth

38. Civil Defence Auxiliary Unit
• Community members don SCDF
uniform with same status and power
as SCDF regular officers
• Working hand in hand with SCDF at
the frontline in the areas of :
- Fire fighting
- Emergency Ambulance Service
- Public Education
- HAZMAT
- Specialist Skills

39. Thank You