The Singapore
Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be sounding its Public Warning
System sirens at 6.20pm on Monday (Feb 15), in support of Total
Defence Day.
The Important
Message signal will be broadcast through the islandwide network of
sirens. It will last for a minute and members of the public are
advised not to be alarmed.
When the
signal sounds, local radio stations will play a brief message.
The annual
exercise marks Singapore's surrender to the Japanese on Feb 15,
1942, during the World War II.
In the past,
the exercise was held at 12.05pm.
In 2015, the
SCDF changed the timing to activate the signal at 6.20pm - the
historical time that the British surrendered to the Japanese.
To learn more
about the signals and other emergency procedures, visit the SCDF
website at www.scdf.gov.sg
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