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Total Defence Day was added to the list of dates for schools to commemorate on 17 May 1997, [53] and first nationally marked on 15 February 1998 [a] with the Singapore Civil Defence Force sounding the Important Message Signal through the island-wide Public Warning System sirens and local radio stations for a minute. [55]
This is the most used signal as to celebrate Total Defence and Civil Defence Days in Singapore, sounded at 1205 hrs on these days. However, from Total Defence Day 2015 and 15 September 2018 onwards, this signal was sounded at 1820 hrs instead of 1205 hrs in remembrance of the British surrender of Singapore in World War II on 15 February 1942 at ...
With the enactment of the Civil Defence Act in 1986, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), by now separate from the SPF proper, was established as an organisation under the Ministry of Home Affairs. In the same year, the Hotel New World disaster paved the way for joint operations between the SCDF and SFS. The SCDF and SFS were merged on 15 ...
The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, [c] took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War. The Japanese Empire captured the British stronghold of Singapore, with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942. Singapore was the foremost British military base and economic port in South–East Asia and had ...
Every year on 15 February (Total Defence Day in Singapore, commemorating the 1942 surrender of Singapore to the Japanese), a memorial service is held at the Civilian War Memorial to remember the victims of the war. [3]
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A component of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the armed forces have four service branches: the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Digital and Intelligence Service.
Singapore maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the Government of Singapore, known as National Service (NS). [1] This requires all qualified male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve a period of active duty military service in the uniformed services, in either the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Civil ...
The Civil Defence Heritage Gallery housed in Central Fire Station showcases the history of firefighting in Singapore, and trace the developments of civil defence in Singapore from the 19th century till the present day. [4] The gallery was proposed in 1995 and construction started alongside the renovation of the Central Fire Station.