Launch of CD Emergency Handbook Distribution Exercise to
Households & Unveiling of SCDF’s latest Public Education
Simulator, "Mobile Tremorlator"
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
launched the new Civil Defence Emergency Handbook that will teach
people what to do in the event of an emergency.
The SCDF also launched on Saturday the Mobile Tremorlator that was
co-developed by students from the Singapore Polytechnic.
The new Mobile Tremorlator simulates tremors in a home setting and
it is used to teach residents the correct measures to adopt when a
tremor is felt.
The SCDF said the invention will be featured at future emergency
preparedness exercises.
A handbook on dealing with other hazards was also launched. The
sixth edition will be given out to one million households by the
end of the year.
Second Minister for Home Affairs, K Shanmugam, said: "We did a
survey in 2006, and about 44 per cent had read our handbook. So
it's a fair guess that the number who were prepared would be less
than that."
It's hoped these efforts will help to promote an "ever-ready"
mindset among the public. - CNA/vm