SCDF's review come after a full-time national serviceman died during a firefighting operation in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Findings from a Singapore Civil Defence Force review showed that operations had largely been conducted professionally, competently, and safely, though there were occasional individual lapses.
As a result, SCDF has since Sept 18 required the establishment of a control point overseen by a breathing apparatus control officer for all residential fires. This was previously done only for fire incidents that were deemed major or complex. The 19-year-old is the first firefighter to have died during an SCDF firefighting operation. An autopsy certified that Sgt 1 Go died of suffocation due to a depleted air cylinder.
Over 260 firefighting operations between January 2021 and Dec 7, 2022, where at least one firefighting waterjet was deployed, were audited. The review team also interviewed nearly 150 section commanders and firefighters involved in the operations, including NSFs, about their experiences and observations.
The feedback the team received also showed that there was generally good command and control and a focus on operational safety on the ground.
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