Tags: Government Agency.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (abbreviation: SCDF; Chinese: 新加坡民防部队; Malay: Pasukan Pertahanan Awam Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடிமைத் தற்காப்புப் படை) is the main agency in charge of the provision of emergency services in Singapore during peacetime and emergency.A uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs the main role of SCDF is to provide fire-fighting rescue and emergency ambulance services; mitigating hazardous materials incidents as well as formulate implement and enforce regulations on fire safety and civil defence shelter matters.
