Thursday, 10 December 2015
Festive Season Fire Safety
Advisories 2015
With the year-end fast approaching, the SCDF would like to
extend its season’s greetings to everyone. Importantly, the
SCDF would also like to remind everyone to be fire safe during this
festive period by following useful fire safety tips mentioned
below.
As the number of patrons and customers is usually higher during
the festive season, the SCDF would like to remind the owners and
management of public buildings and places of recreation/
entertainment including hotels and shopping centres to ensure
compliance to all fire safety requirements.
Escape passageways should be free of obstruction and fire exit
doors should be kept accessible for use during emergencies.
Overcrowding in public premises especially in entertainment
outlets, such as discotheques and pubs, should be avoided as it
would impede safe evacuation in the event of fire.
SCDF will be stepping up fire
safety inspections and enforcement checks at commercial buildings
and public entertainment outlets. SCDF takes fire safety violations
seriously and will not hesitate to take tough enforcement actions
against the offenders.
For first time offenders, they
may be fined up to $5000. Recalcitrant and repeat offenders
will be prosecuted in court. If found liable for the offence,
offenders can be fined up to $10,000 or jailed up to 6 months or
both. Major offences like commencement of fire safety works without
plan approval carries a fine of up to $200,000 or imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 24 months, or both.
We would like to urge members of the public who spot fire
hazards to report them to the SCDF. They can do so by calling
our fire hazard reporting line at 1800-280-0000 or email us at
[email protected]
In addition to these reporting channels, the ‘mySCDF’
application for smartphones is also available for download on Apple
and Android App stores. Members of the public who encountered
fire hazards can submit photos and a brief description of the
hazards to the SCDF via the ‘mySCDF’ application.
Fire safety is a collective responsibility and together we can
all help to reduce fire occurrences in Singapore.