{"id":80033,"date":"2024-05-16T17:58:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/finestservices.com.sg\/?post_type=blog&p=80033"},"modified":"2024-05-16T17:58:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:58:49","slug":"scdf-officer-dies-after-fighting-fire-on-ship","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/finestservices.com.sg\/blog\/scdf-officer-dies-after-fighting-fire-on-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"SCDF officer dies after fighting fire on ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tragically, a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) regular passed away on Thursday, May 16, after battling a fire onboard a ship anchored in the southwest region of Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

At around 12.15 am, SCDF received an alert about the fire, prompting firefighters from the West Coast Marine Fire Station to board the vessel and commence firefighting operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arrival, the firefighters observed smoke emanating from the ship’s engine room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“During the operation, a regular officer serving as a rota commander partnered with another firefighter to conduct firefighting activities within the smoke-filled engine room,” SCDF stated in a press release issued on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the firefighting operation, the firefighter directed a water jet towards the fire’s source, while the rota commander utilized a thermal imager to identify additional hot spots within the engine room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rotas, or rotations, are teams of SCDF officers who work in shifts at fire stations, with rota commanders leading these teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the operation progressed, another team of firefighters entered the engine room to provide assistance and discovered the rota commander lying at the base of a staircase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The staircase led approximately 4 meters down to a lower platform within the engine room, separate from where the firefighting operation was underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Although conscious, the rota commander appeared unwell, prompting immediate evacuation. Despite initial consciousness, the rota commander later lost consciousness, leading to the initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),” SCDF disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rota commander was swiftly evacuated to Pasir Panjang Ferry Terminal and then transported by an SCDF ambulance to National University Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arriving at the hospital around 5:50 am, the officer was subsequently pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“SCDF expresses deep sorrow over the loss of our officer and extends our utmost support to the family,” SCDF expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing investigations are being conducted into the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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