SINGAPORE - The panels on the facade of Icon @ International Business Park in Jurong East do not comply with fire safety rules and will be removed within 60 days, the Singapore Civil Defence Force ...

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has formed an advisory panel to review fire safety regulations and certification processes relating to the cladding of buildings. The 13-member panel will ...

Home fire alarm devices have been mandatory in all new homes since June 2018. ... (Photo: SCDF) The fire engulfed a unit on the 10th floor of Block 39, Telok Blangah Rise on Jan 29, 2022.

FEWER FIRES IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES. There were 1,010 fire incidents in residential premises, both private and public, in 2021. This was a 4.2 per cent decrease from the 1,054 cases the preceding ...

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be conducting a review of the 32-hour fire at Shell’s petrochemical facility in Pulau Bukom last month, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on ...

SINGAPORE — There are fire alarms in all MRT stations, but they are not audible to commuters and can be heard only by staff who are then tasked with the evacuation of the station.

SINGAPORE — The external walls of 36 buildings in Singapore may have used materials that do not meet the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) fire safety requirements.

There has been an increase last year in the number of fires involving batteries of electric bicycles and personal mobility devices (PMDs), according to statistics revealed by the Singapore Civil ...

SCDF said it conducted comprehensive fire safety assessments of the 40 buildings and deemed them safe for occupancy due to existing fire safety provisions, such as sprinklers, fire alarms and ...