INSARAGS

COL TEONG HOW HWA 张侯华
DIRECTOR CIVIL DEFENCE ACADEMY 民防学院院长

CIVIL DEFENCE ACADEMY 民防学院
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
Operating Landscape and Challenges
Local Major Incidents
International Missions
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Demographics
– Densely populated country
• 5.47 million occupying 716 sq km
• Population density of 7618/km2
(Taiwan 250/km2)
– Ageing population
• Median age is 39.3
• High-rise buildings
– High number of buildings exceeding 40
storeys
– 80% of the population live in buildings that
exceeds 12 storeys
• Underground Transport Network
– Extensive underground network for trains
and roads
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Industrial Risks
– Almost 100 petrochemicals and specialty
chemicals industries
– Over US$ 37B investment in this area
– Mega underground cavern for liquid
hydrocarbon storage
• Air and Sea Transport Risks
– Major hub for air and sea transport
– Airport’s workload in 2013:
• 343,765 flights; and
• 53.7M passengers
– Port’s workload in 2013:
• 139417 vessels; and
• 32.8B TEUs 5
SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Building Collapse, Hotel New World

– March 1986
– 6-storey hotel with 1 basement
– 15-year old building
– 33 rescued, 17 lives lost
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK

– Then the Singapore Fire Service (SFS),
Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore
Armed Forces (SAF) worked together in
the rescue operations
– Authorities were not adequately prepared

for such incident
– Over 200 civil defence volunteers assisted
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK

– First of such incident in Singapore
– Impetus for nation’s capacity building in

rescue capabilities
– Incident paved the way for merger of

Singapore Fire Service (SFS) and Singapore
“...................the collapse
Civil Defence Force (SCDF) of such a building is
unprecedented”
Mr. Lee Kuan Yew
Then Prime Minister of
Singapore
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Highway Collapse, Nicoll Highway

– April 2004
– A major road that serves the city
centre
– Incident occurred during office
hours (at 3:35 pm)
– Part of highway caved into the
underground train tunnel that was
being constructed
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK

– Stability of nearby residential
buildings affected
– Sea water continued to flood the

collapsed tunnel
– Chasm measured approximately

1500m2
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK

– Whole of government civil
emergency response framework
was tested
“…………by far the most
difficult and dangerous
operation the SCDF had
been called to tackle since
the Hotel New World
collapse in 1986.”
Mr. Wong Kan Seng
Then Minister for Home Affairs
(in his Ministerial Statement on
19 May 2004) 11
SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Building Under Construction

Collapse, Fusionpolis
– April 2004
– Tons of steel reinforcement
bars crumbled
– Workers trapped in 30-metre
deep cavern
– 29 rescued, 2 lives lost
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Building Under Construction

Collapse, Fusionpolis
– Despite operational challenges
and dangers, operation was swift
and successfully conducted
– Testimony that SCDF has made

much progress readiness to
respond to such incident
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Oil Refinery Fire, Shell
Bukom Fire
– September 2011
– Fire fighting lasted 32 hours
SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Variety of hydrocarbons
involved
• Different types of fires,

e.g. jet fires, pool fires,
running liquid-fuel fires
• Two sudden escalations

led to explosions with
minimal reaction time
SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
Responded to 13 missions
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Earthquake
– Tohoku, Japan …………….. Mar 2011
– Christchurch, New Zealand …………….. Feb 2011
– Padang, Indonesia …………….. Oct 2009
– Sichuan, China …………….. May 2008
– Central Java, Indonesia …………….. May 2006
– Muzaffarabad, Pakistan …………….. Oct 2005
– Nias Island, Indonesia …………….. Mar 2005
– Tai Chung County, Taiwan …………….. Sept 1999
– Baguio City, Philippines …………….. Jul 1990
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SCDF’s BLUE BOOK
• Bush Fire
– Sumatra, Indonesia …………….. Oct 2005
• Tsunami
– Aceh, Indonesia …………….. Dec 2004
– Khao Lak, Thailand …………….. Dec 2004
• Building Collapse
– Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia …………….. Dec 1993
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GROWING NATIONAL CAPACITY
Whole of Government Approach
National Service in SCDF
Specialised Unit, Disaster Assistance Rescue Team
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• Singapore has a framework to
ensure national crisises and
civil emergencies are managed
at government level
• This management framework

is known as, Homefront Crisis
Management System (HCMS)
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• Civil Aviation Authority of S’pore (CAAS) • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
• S’pore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) • National Environment Agency (NEA)
• S’pore Bus Service Transit (SBST) • Energy Market Authority (EMA)
• Maritime Port Authority (MPA) • Public Utilities Board (PUB)
• Land Transport Authority (LTA) • Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
• Info-Communications Development • Singapore Police Force (SPF)
Authority (IDA)
• Ministry of Education (MOE)
• Singapore Tourism Board (STB)
• Housing Development Board (HDB)
• Defence Science Organisation (DSO-NL)
• Building Control Authority (BCA)
• Singapore Power (PowerGrid)
• Immigration & Checkpoint Authority (ICA)
• Singapore Power (PowerGas)
• Ministry of Social and Family Development
• People’s Association (PA) (MSF)
• Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) • Ministry of Communications and
Information (MCI)
• Ministry of Transport (MOT)
• Ministry of the Environment and Water
• Ministry of Health (MOH)
Resources (MEWR)
• Heading the HCMS is HCMS Homefront Crisis
STRUCTURE Ministerial
Homefront Crisis Ministerial Committee (HCMC)
Committee (HCMC) and Homefront Crisis

Homefront Crisis Executive Executive Group
(HCEG)
Chaired by Permanent
Group (HCEG) Secretary (Home Affairs)
Homefront Crisis
• Supporting the HCEG is multi Coordination
Centre
(HCCC) / HCEG
agency Crisis Management Secretariat
Group (CMG)
Crisis
• The Incident Manager is the
Other Crisis
Management Management
Group (CMG) – Groups
agency appointed to plan and Lead Agency
supervise tactical actions at Inter-Ministry Direct Reporting to

Operations HCEG for time-sensitive
site Committee (IMOC)
Incident Managers
incidents
Chaired by Crisis
Manager For managing specific
incidents related to the
crisis 22
Homefront Crisis Executive Group
(HCEG)
HCEG Secretariat
Incident Manager
(SCDF)
Joint Planning Staff
SCDF Ministry of Ministry of National

Ministry of Singapore Police SCDF
(Frontline Communications Foreign Environment
Division) Health and Information Force Affairs (Logs) Agency
•Rescue •Triage •Public & •Security & Traffic •Mgmt of •Mgmt of •Terrain Decon
•Fire Fighting •Medical Media Info Control foreigners Volunteer •Declaration
•Decon Treatment Mgmt •Casualty Info •Resources of site safe
•Evac to •VIP site visit collation (Hazmat,
hospital Mgmt •FAC Operations Chem,Radio)
•Mgmt of affected
population
• Conscription in Singapore known as
National Service
• Serve in Singapore Armed Forces
(SAF), Singapore Police Force (SPF)
and Singapore Civil Defence Force
(SCDF)
• After National Service, move to be
Operationally Ready National
Serviceman (ORNSman)
• ORNSmen are equivalent to other
countries’ reservists
• ORNSmen remain obliged to serve up
to age of 55 24
• Currently those serving National

Service makes up 56% of SCDF active
strength
• The bedrock of SCDF reserve units,

the ORNSmen, is 10,075 strong
• ORNSmen are also deployed for

international missions as contingent
members of Operations Lionheart
Contingent
• To date, SCDF ORNSmen have been

deployed to 9 international missions
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•SCDF conducts continuous training for

ORNSmen to upkeep competency
•Besides vocation based training,

ORNSmen are also trained to take on
specialist roles such as a Rescue Engineer
•A Rescuer Engineer is trained to identify

structural damages, potential risks and
to take actions to enhance structure
stability
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Specialised Unit, Disaster Assistance Rescue Team (DART)
• Formed in 1990
• Dedicated 92-men team with

specialised training in USAR
• Designed and equipped to

handle complex rescue
operations
• DART is deployed to local and

international missions
Specialised Unit, Disaster Assistance Rescue Team (DART)
• 1st in Asia-Pacific to achieve the

prestigious UN Heavy USAR Team
Classification
• SCDF now registered as Mentor

and Classifier under UNOCHA
PARTNERING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
International and Regional Mechanisms
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
Globalised Exercises and Training
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UNITED NATIONS DISASTER ASSISTANCE
COORDINATION (UNDAC)
• Established in 1993 by the OCHA
• UNDAC is a stand-by team of disaster

management professionals
• UNDAC can be deployed within hours to

carry out rapid assessment and to support
national authorities and/or UN Resident
Coordinator to coordinate international
relief
UNITED NATIONS DISASTER ASSISTANCE
COORDINATION (UNDAC)
• Commissioner SCDF is a member of UNDAC

Advisory Board
– The board provides guidance in the

management and development of the
UNDAC system
• SCDF was Singapore’s representative as one of

the 5 member countries tasked with reviewing
the UNDAC system
• To date SCDF has 6 active UNDAC members on

24/7 stand-by
ASIA-PACIFIC HUMINATARIAN PARTNERSHIP (APHP)
• SCDF is founding member of APHP
• APHP supports UNDAC Teams with IT

and communications equipment
• APHP assists in the establishment of the

On Site Operation Coordination Centre
(OSOCC)
• To date, SCDF has 10 trained APHP

support staff on 24/7 standby
• Other APHP member countries are

Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand
and Rep. of Korea
10 Missions
UNDAC & APHP DEPLOYMENTS
Dec 2004 Indonesia, Tsunami 3 UNDAC
Apr 2005 Indonesia, Earthquake 2 UNDAC
Oct 2005 Pakistan, Earthquake 1 UNDAC
Feb 2006 Philippines, Mudslide 1 UNDAC
May 2006 Indonesia, Earthquake 1 UNDAC & 2 APHP
Dec 2008 Papua New Guinea, Flood 1 UNDAC & 2 APHP
Sep 2009 Philippines, Typhoon 1 UNDAC
Oct 2009 Indonesia, Earthquake 1 UNDAC
Aug 2010 Pakistan, Flood 1 UNDAC &1 APHP
Dec 2012 Philippines, Tropical Storm 1 UNDAC &2 APHP

INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE ADVISORY GROUP
(INSARAG)
• INSARAG is an inter-governmental
network specialising in USAR and
related disaster response
• Organised into three regional groups:
- Africa/Europe/Middle East;
- Americas; and
- Asia-Pacific
• SCDF is the current Asia-Pacific regional

Chair
JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT (JEU)
• JEU offers support on expertise in Handling of
Hazmat
• SCDF is 1st in the region to provide support to

JEU
• To date, SCDF has 18 specialists trained in

Hazmat response on 24/7 standby
• To enhance capabilities of ASEAN Member

States, a regional workshop on Environmental
Emergencies was held in Sept 2012
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)
49,020,418 people
678,500 km2
5,922,100 people
236,800km2
97,713,273 people
70,160,758 people 300,000 km2
514,000 km2
90,431,694 people
331,051km2
14,611,933 people
418,128 people
181,035km2
29,674,045 people 5.770km2
329,750 km2
5,300,834 people
715.8 km2
246,603,604 people
1,919,440 km2
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
(ASEAN)
Number of disasters in Southeast Asia
from 2004 - 2013
TYPE Frequency
Drought 6
Earthquake 49
Epidemic 23
Flood 221
Landslide 39
Storm 140
Volcano 19
Wildfire 6
Total
Source: http://www.emdat.be
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ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
(ASEAN)
•The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 57/150;

Encourages the strengthening of cooperation among States at
the regional and sub-regional levels in the field of disaster
preparedness and response, with particular respect to
capacity-building at all levels;
- ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER)
- ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Response (AHA Centre)
- ASEAN Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT)

ASEAN AGREEMENT ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (AADMER)
Signed in July 2005, ratified by all ten countries

in ASEAN, entered into force on 24 December
2009
Objective: Reduce disaster losses in ASEAN

region, and jointly respond to disaster
emergencies
A legal framework for all ASEAN Member

States and serves as a common platform in
responding to disasters within ASEAN
ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian

Assistance (AHA Centre) as the operational
coordination body and engine of AADMER
ASEAN COORDINATING CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE (AHA CENTRE)
• Operationalised since 2011

• Aim is to facilitate cooperation and coordination among ASEAN Member
States
ASEAN EMERGENCY RAPID ASSESSMENT TEAM
(ERAT)
• SCDF has 8 active ERAT personnel on 24/7 standby
• Can be mobilised within 8 hours of notification
• Coordinated by the AHA Centre
ERAT Training, Feb 2011 ERAT Assessment, Oct 2010

ASEAN EMERGENCY RAPID ASSESSMENT TEAM
(ERAT)
• Supports the National Focal Point
and Competent Authorities of the
disaster affected Member State in
the initial phases of the disaster
Bangkok Underwater
Typhoon Ketsana Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis

ERAT DEPLOYMENT
4 Missions
2008 Myanmar, Cyclone
2009 Lao PDR, Typhoon
2010 Indonesia, Tsunami
2011 Thailand, Flood
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION of ASIA
(IFCAA)
• Purpose is to maintain international relations,
promote the study of techniques, exchange
knowledge and jointly develop fire services in Asia
• The last IFCAA Conference was held in Singapore on
11 & 12 Sept 2014
• 24 Member Countries
– Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei
Darussalam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel,
Iran, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal,
New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Syrian, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Taiwan and Japan
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• Operations Lionheart Contingent

– 76-man contingent
– Classified by UN INSARAG
– Equipped with 8 tons of USAR equipment
– Supported with 2 military aircrafts
– On 24/7 standby
– Quick response, 6 to 8 hours
– Self Sufficient for 10 days of operation
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Contingent
76-MAN Commander
OPS LIONHEART STRUCTURE DY Contingent DY Contingent
Commander Commander
Contingent HQ
HAU Medical Search Assessment/
Operation Logistics Rescue
Operation Logistics Hazmat Medical Search
Coordination
Officer Officer Rescue
Engineer
Officer Officer Hazmat
Assess Unit Medical
Doctor Search
Specialist
Engineer UNDAC/
Assess
Hazmat
Unit Doctor Search
Specialist
Comms Media Search
Specialist ERAT
Technician Assess
Hazmat
Unit Trauma
Comms
Officer Media
Officer Assess Unit Specialist
Trauma
Paramedic
Officer Technician Officer Trauma
Paramedic
Trauma
Paramedic
APHP Paramedic
Hazmat
APHP
Rescue
Platoon 1 Platoon 2
Commander Commander
DY Platoon 1 DY Platoon 2
Commander Commander
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8

Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander
Rescue Rescue Rescue Rescue Rescue Rescue Rescue Rescue
Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue
Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist
Rescue Specialist Specialist
Rescue Specialist Specialist
Rescue
Rescue Rescue
ERS
Rescue ERS
Rescue ERS
Rescue ERS
Rescue ERS
Rescue ERS
Rescue ERS
Rescue ERS
Rescue
Rescuer Rescuer Rescuer Rescuer Rescuer Rescuer Rescuer Rescuer
Legend: Position to be filled by ERS Position to be filled by NSmen 15-man Advance Party
• Participation in global exercises

– SCDF has participated in several joint exercises with
international counterparts
– Recent exercises are:

• 2014, Simulation Exercise (SIMEX) in China;
• 2013, Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx), in Thailand;
• 2013, SAREX in Malaysia; and
• 2012, Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) in Malaysia
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• Training international counterparts

– SCDF has conducted 55 runs of the International Urban Search
and Rescue Course since 1999
• 964 participants from Asia Pacific countries had graduated to date
– SCDF has also conducted customised courses
– In 2013, SCDF assisted Vietnam to conduct an Exercise Design

Workshop as part of the preparation for ARDEX 2013
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• SCDF hosted the Annual INSARAG Asia-Pacific Regional

Meeting in 2013
• Provided IEC Consultancy Services
– Qatar IEC Medium classification in 2014
– Abu Dhabi Police IEC Heavy classification in 2013
– Royal Oman Police IEC Medium classification in 2012
– Abu Dhabi Police IEC Medium classification in 2009
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CHARTING NEW GROUNDS
Building A Nation of Lifesavers
Bringing Together International Expertise
Innovation & Academic Development
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• In 2014, SCDF charted a new course towards building a

Nation of Life Savers by 2025
• Nation of Life Savers is when citizens can effectively
respond to emergencies
• By investing in people, technology and strengthening ties
with the community
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PUBLICATION, EMERGENCY HANDBOOK
•The Civil Defence Emergency Handbook

to reach out to all segments of the
population
•Aims to equip readers with essential

life-saving skills in times of emergency
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PUBLICATION, JUNIOR CIVIL DEFENCE
EMERGENCY HANDBOOK
•The Junior Civil Defence Emergency
Handbook is a simplified version of the
Civil Defence Emergency Handbook
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PUBLICATION, POSTERS
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APPLICATION FOR MOBILE PHONES
•Mobile phone technology app,

mySCDF, is the latest IT-based
initiative
•Application aims to provide members of public with these
features:
– Fire Safety Feedback Module, for feedback on any fire safety
violations or hazards; and
– Fire Extinguisher, guide on how to operate a fire extinguisher
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COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS
• Educate general public in

essential civil defence skills
and knowledge:
– Mass participation in exercises;
– Visitation to households; and
– Distribution of educational
materials
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SINGAPORE GLOBAL FIREFIGHTER & PARAMEDIC CHALLENGE
(SGFPC)
•SGFPC is an annual event SCDF hosts to foster
strong networks and interoperability with
countries within and beyond the Asia Pacific
region
•SGFPC comprises of:

- Challenge;
- Ex Urban Elite;
- IERE Workshop; and
- Life Savers Connect
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(SGFPC)
•Challenge
- Platform for participants to

compete together in composite
groups and foster bonds
- Challenges depict realistic rescue,

fire fighting and medical
scenarios
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(SGFPC)
•International Elite Rescuer Exchange

(IERE) Workshop
- Platform to showcase, deliberate and
share best practices
- To better appreciate strengths and
understanding of different modus
operandi by various emergency services
- 19 countries participated
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(SGFPC)
• Ex Urban Elite
- Catered to introduce and propagate
adoption of INSARAG guidelines
- Technical and skill-based challenge

depicting an urban disaster
response scenario
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(SGFPC)
•Lifesavers Connect
- A fun-filled carnival like event meant for

families to learn life saving skills
- A platform for public to interact with our

frontline emergency responders
- To cultivate an interest and encourage

involvement in our life saving mission
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Innovation and Academic Development
LIGHT FIRE ATTACK VEHICLE, 4th GENERATION
(LF4G)
• LF4G
- 2014 unveiled the 4th generation

of the Light Fire Attack Vehicle
- Conceptualised and made a

reality in-house
- World’s first compact, urban fire

fighting vehicle equipped with a
full integrated Compressed Air
Foam (CAF) system
- Made smaller to be more agile
but packed with more fire
fighting capabilities
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COLLABORATION WITH A UNIVERSITY
• An opportunity to enhance
emergency response
knowledge and encourage
evidence-based research on
public safety
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•In 2015, world’s first graduate qualification in Search & Rescue, through a
new Graduate Certificate in Public Safety.
•In 2016, world’s first Master programme in Search & Rescue.
Graduate
Bachelor’s Master’s
Certificate in
Degree Programme
Public Safety
Entry Qualification 2015 2016
Collaboration
Opportunity
Practical Academic
• Simulators support • Lectures
• Hands-on training • Online learning
• Technical expertise • Assessment
• SAR equipment • Research
• Exercise support • Case study
• Curriculum design 66
AUGMENTED REALITY FOR ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
• Innovation a tool to enhance operational
capabilities and training
• In 2013, an immersive 3D training screen

was introduced to enhance training in
Command & Control
• Currently working on an Augmented

Reality (AR) training facility for rescue
operations in a road traffic accident
• AR to enhance competency with

appreciable decrease in training cost
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HOME TEAM TACTICAL CENTRE (HTTC)
• A US$ 120M purpose built
training facility to enhance
existing training infrastructure
• For specialised training and

expertise development
• Being co-located with

Singapore Police Force (SPF),
joint training easily arranged
• Joint training allows for realism

and maximises use of the 15-
hectare facility 68
HOME TEAM TACTICAL CENTRE (HTTC)
• Ruins for USAR training in confined
space, collapsed structure, heavy cutting
and lifting
• Ship Simulator with pool for realistic
shipboard fire fighting training and water
rescue
• Chemical Hub for hazmat training such
as tank, flange and valve leaks/fires
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COL TEONG HOW HWA 张侯华

DIRECTOR CIVIL DEFENCE ACADEMY 民防学院院长

• Building Collapse, Hotel New World

– 6-storey hotel with 1 basement

– 15-year old building

– 33 rescued, 17 lives lost

• Building Collapse, Hotel New World

– Authorities were not adequately prepared

– Over 200 civil defence volunteers assisted

• Building Collapse, Hotel New World

– Impetus for nation’s capacity building in

– Incident paved the way for merger of

• Highway Collapse, Nicoll Highway

• Highway Collapse, Nicoll Highway

– Sea water continued to flood the

– Chasm measured approximately

• Highway Collapse, Nicoll Highway

• Building Under Construction

• Building Under Construction

– Testimony that SCDF has made

• Different types of fires,

• Two sudden escalations

• This management framework

Committee (HCMC) and Homefront Crisis

supervise tactical actions at Inter-Ministry Direct Reporting to

Joint Planning Staff

SCDF Ministry of Ministry of National

• Currently those serving National

• The bedrock of SCDF reserve units,

• ORNSmen are also deployed for

• To date, SCDF ORNSmen have been

•SCDF conducts continuous training for

•Besides vocation based training,

•A Rescuer Engineer is trained to identify

• Dedicated 92-men team with

• Designed and equipped to

• DART is deployed to local and

• 1st in Asia-Pacific to achieve the

• SCDF now registered as Mentor

• Established in 1993 by the OCHA

• UNDAC is a stand-by team of disaster

• UNDAC can be deployed within hours to

• Commissioner SCDF is a member of UNDAC

– The board provides guidance in the

• SCDF was Singapore’s representative as one of

• To date SCDF has 6 active UNDAC members on

• APHP supports UNDAC Teams with IT

• APHP assists in the establishment of the

• To date, SCDF has 10 trained APHP

• Other APHP member countries are

Apr 2005 Indonesia, Earthquake 2 UNDAC

Oct 2005 Pakistan, Earthquake 1 UNDAC

Feb 2006 Philippines, Mudslide 1 UNDAC

May 2006 Indonesia, Earthquake 1 UNDAC & 2 APHP

Dec 2008 Papua New Guinea, Flood 1 UNDAC & 2 APHP

Sep 2009 Philippines, Typhoon 1 UNDAC

Oct 2009 Indonesia, Earthquake 1 UNDAC

Aug 2010 Pakistan, Flood 1 UNDAC &1 APHP

Dec 2012 Philippines, Tropical Storm 1 UNDAC &2 APHP

• Organised into three regional groups:

• SCDF is the current Asia-Pacific regional

• SCDF is 1st in the region to provide support to

• To date, SCDF has 18 specialists trained in

• To enhance capabilities of ASEAN Member