Monday, 22 February 2016
New Jurong Fire Station
Groundbreaking Ceremony
This morning, Mr Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State, Ministry
of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development, together
with Dr. Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of the
Environment and Water Resources & Ministry of Health and Member
of Parliament for Hong Kah North graced the groundbreaking ceremony
for the new Jurong Fire Station.
Commissioner Eric Yap, Commissioner SCDF, together with about
100 senior officials and guests attended the ceremony at the new
site between Jalan Bahar and Jurong West Avenue 2
Occupying a land area of 0.4 ha, the new Jurong Fire Station has
been designed to achieve the BCA Green Mark Gold standard through
the use of environmentally friendly construction materials and
water efficient design. (Please refer to Annex A for artistic
impression of the building)
SCDF currently has a network of 20 fire stations and 29 fire
posts strategically located throughout the island. Since 1975,
Jurong Fire Station has a proud history of serving the public on
many fronts for the last 40 years and will continue to do so in its
new location in 2017.
