SCDF to send out ambulances only for actual emergencies from 2023 – Mothership.SG

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Ranging from early 2023, the Singapore Civil Defence Pressure (SCDF) will ship out ambulances just for circumstances which might be deemed to be precise emergencies, the drive highlighted in its annual report.

The transfer is a part of a non-dispatch coverage the SCDF will implement to deal with an increase in demand for emergency providers.

It was introduced by Minister of State for Dwelling Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim on the annual SCDF workplan seminar on June 10.

SCDF responded to over 210,000 emergency calls in 2021

Faishal highlighted that the SCDF responded to greater than 210,000 emergency medical providers (EMS) calls in 2021, a rise of about 12 per cent from 2020.

Over 91 per cent of the calls in each years have been emergency calls.

Faishal elaborated:

“SCDF is engaged on a non-dispatch coverage for circumstances triaged to be non-emergencies by the 995 Ops Centre. This may be certain that our EMS assets are optimised for emergencies solely, as committing emergency assets to non-emergency circumstances will deprive these in want.”

Extra particulars on how the SCDF will reply to calls which might be deemed to be non-emergencies might be revealed subsequent yr, The Straits Instances (ST) additional reported.

SCDF to deploy hearth engines with robots

The workplan seminar additionally noticed the SCDF announce the launch of the sixth era of its gentle hearth assault car, the Pink Rhino.

These automobiles might be deployed on the street by the top of June, and might be geared up with, amongst different issues, a hearth blanket for dealing with car fires and trolleys which carry compressed air foam, ST reported.

By the top of 2023, it would even be geared up with the second era of the Pink Rhino Robotic — a modular platform that may carry out a variety of features on the scene of the fireplace, together with firefighting, gear carrying, and serving as a stretcher provider.

As well as, the SCDF can even deploy Hazardous Supplies (HazMat) sensors round Singapore.

These sensors will allow SCDF to react rapidly in offering early warnings to the general public within the occasion of incidents involving hazardous supplies, Faishal added.

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