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W.e.f. 1 Apr 2024 onwards, refresher training for Fire Station Emergency Medical Technicians will be enhanced and the In Camp Training period will be extended from 19 to 23 days. Please check with your Deputy Commander Fire Station or unit for more info.
W.e.f. 1 Jul 2024, SCDF will change its sender ID for NS Mobilisation matters from “91449746” to “80709995”. This follows the gov.sg SMS Sender ID announcement on 13 Jun 2024 and aims to help recipients recognise and authenticate SMSes from SCDF.
Please be informed that Bukit Batok Fire Station will not be hosting the weekly Saturday Fire Station Open House from 30 Sep 2023 to Feb 2025. Please refer to the list of other Fire Stations that are available for visits.
Please be informed that Central Fire Station and Marina Bay Fire Station will not be hosting the weekly Saturday Fire Station Open House on 21 Sep 2024. Please refer to the list of other Fire Stations that are available for visits.
Please be informed that Tampines Fire Station will not be hosting the weekly Saturday Fire Station Open House on 26 Oct 2024. Please refer to the list of other Fire Stations that are available for visits.
The Fire Safety Manager (FSM) Scheme aims to ensure and enhance the fire safety standard within buildings. Through the Fire Safety Manager, fire safety activities and fire prevention measures are also implemented to promote fire safety awareness among the building occupants. Engagement of a Fire Safety Manager will help owners of buildings prevent substantial monetary and life losses resulting from fires. The scheme was given wide publicity since 1989 and with the passing of the Fire Safety Act 1993 and the Fire Safety (Fire Safety Manager) Regulations 1994, it has become mandatory for owners of designated buildings to appoint Fire Safety Managers. The amended FSM regulations which was gazetted on 13 Apr 2007 aims to make further improvements to the FSM scheme.
Owners of new premises have to appoint a FSM within 90 days of obtaining a certificate of statutory completion or a temporary occupation permit. A new FSM must be appointed within 14 days if a FSM's appointment is terminated. The appointment and termination of FSM can be done via the eFSM portal.
Failure to appoint a FSM will result in the owner of the building / premises being fined $10,000 or sentenced to a prison term of 6 months or both.
All Public or Industrial Buildings which satisfy at least one of the following conditions, are required to appoint a fire safety manager:
1. A public building that —
excluding any building specified in paragraph 3 of the Fire Safety (Fire Certificate — Designated Buildings) Notification 2020 (G.N. No. S [000] /2020).
2. An industrial building that —
3. A foreign employee dormitory that —
All Public or Industrial Buildings which satisfy any of the following conditions are required to appoint a Senior Fire Safety Manager:
a. that has an occupant load of 5,000 persons or more and
b. in respect of which fire safety works are carried out according to a plan using an alternative solution the Commissioner may reasonably determine to be complex.
Since 13 April 2007, all qualified FSMs holding the relevant FSM qualification need to register with SCDF through the e-FSM Portal to be certified. Newly graduated FSMs will be given a grace period of 3 years from the date of his/her graduation to register with SCDF.
FSMs that did not register with SCDF through the e-FSM Potal within the grace period mentioned above will be barred from doing so and will not be certified. FSMs that are not certified are not allowed to practise or be appointed as FSM by building owners or occupiers.
The CPD program has been instituted for FSMs to upgrade their knowledge and skills and to keep abreast with the new developments in the fire safety domain.
The CPD program may be organised by the SCDF or other organisations in the form of refresher courses, workshops, seminars or dialogues and briefings. However, such activities must be accredited by the SCDF and allocated with points.
FSMs who have been certified by SCDF are required to participate in the Continual Professional Development (CPD) programme. Certified FSMs will be awarded the specified CPD points upon completion of any CPD programme. FSMs are to accumulate a minimum of 30 points within the 3 years cycle in order to remain as a Certified FSM. Senior FSM will require 40 CPD points to be recertified as Senior FSM.
Excess points accumulated within the 3 years cycle are not transferable to the next cycle.
The 1st CPD cycle had commenced on 1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2010. The current 5th CPD cycle is from 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2022.
At the end of the 3-year fixed CPD cycle, FSMs will need to be re-certified through the attainment of at least 30 CPD points within the 3-year cycle to continue to practise as a FSM in the coming CPD cycle.
FSMs that did not meet the requirement of accumulating at least 30 CPD points within the 3-year cycle will be suspended and not be re-certified. In order to continue to practise as a FSM, suspended FSMs will need to undergo and pass a re-validation course to be conducted by Civil Defence Academy to resume their status as certified FSM.
Senior FSM who could meet only 30 CPD points may be re-certified as FSM in the coming CPD cycle but not as Senior FSM. They will need to pass the Senior FSM examination to be re-certified as Senior FSM.
For further clarifications regarding the re-validation course, you may contact Civil Defence Academy at 6794 5502.
As of December 2004, Arson Prevention Plan (APP) should be included into the Annual Fire Safety Report. A sample copy of the report is available at the following link:
For further clarifications on the Annual Fire Safety Report, you may contact WO Ferdawati (6848 1742).
Collection of certificate has to be done by the individual participant at CDA Corporate Affairs Branch. A suitable representative may collect on your behalf, provided he has duly completed the authorisation form.