🇸🇬 Singapore
Last verified: July 2026 — validate with your local authorities during the annual update of the club directory.
1. Emergency numbers
| Service |
Number |
| Fire and ambulance (SCDF) |
995 |
| Police |
999 |
| Non-emergency ambulance (SCDF) |
1777 |
| SMS emergency service (deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech-impaired) |
70995 |
| NurseFirst — non-emergency medical advice |
6262 6262 |
2. National disaster management
| Element |
In Singapore |
| National agency |
SCDF (Singapore Civil Defence Force), under the Ministry of Home Affairs — scdf.gov.sg |
| Legal framework |
Civil Defence Act (1986), Fire Safety Act (1993), Civil Defence Shelter Act (1997) |
| Role |
24-hour firefighting, rescue, emergency medical services (EMS), mitigation of hazardous-materials incidents, fire-safety and civil-defence-shelter regulation |
| Territorial crisis authority |
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) — civil defence and emergency preparedness |
| Citizen preparedness |
SGSecure (national movement against terror and crises); SCDF Community First Responder programme — free training recommended for club members |
| International recognition |
INSARAG-classified Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team since 2009 |
3. Alert systems
| System |
What it is |
Access |
| Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) |
National weather authority (operations division of NEA): 2-hour, 24-hour, 4-day forecasts and severe-weather warnings |
weather.gov.sg |
| NEA Haze portal (PSI) |
24-hour PSI and 1-hour PM2.5 readings for the 5 regions, updated hourly during haze |
haze.gov.sg |
| SGSecure app |
Government alerts and reporting of suspicious activity |
App stores |
| myENV app (NEA) |
Weather, rain, dengue and air-quality alerts |
App stores |
| Severe-weather advisories |
Heavy rain, flash-flood, lightning and heatwave warnings |
weather.gov.sg |
4. Key non-Rotary actors
| Actor |
Role in disaster |
| Singapore Red Cross Society |
Emergency relief, first aid, psychosocial support, blood services; overseas relief teams deployed within 48-72 hours |
| SCDF |
Firefighting, rescue, EMS, hazmat — the primary institutional responder |
| National Environment Agency (NEA) |
Weather, haze and air-quality monitoring and public advisories |
| PUB (National Water Agency) |
Flood management, drainage, flood warnings |
| Community Chest / Community Development Councils (CDCs) |
Local relief coordination and social assistance |
5. Dominant risks → guide cards
| Risk |
Where |
Card to print |
| Flood / flash flood ("burst flooding") |
Nationwide, especially during monsoon and intense cloudbursts |
Card B2 |
| Transboundary haze |
Regional smoke episodes (1997, 2013…) affecting air quality |
Dedicated card in preparation — see roadmap |
| Heatwave |
Urban island, tropical heat (≥ 35 °C over 3 consecutive days) |
Card B4 |
| Lightning / severe thunderstorms |
One of the highest lightning-strike densities in the world |
Dedicated card in preparation — see roadmap |
| Building collapse / urban structural incident |
Dense high-rise environment |
Card D5 |
| Hazmat / industrial incident |
Jurong industrial and petrochemical corridor |
Card D1 |
6. Equivalences with the guide's terms
| Generic term in the guide |
Singapore equivalent |
| National disaster management agency |
SCDF (under MHA) |
| National response plan |
Civil defence framework (Civil Defence Act) + SGSecure |
| Emergency medical service (EMS) |
SCDF EMS (via 995) |
| Territorial state authority |
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) |
| Mass casualty protocol (MCI) |
SCDF major-incident / MCI protocols |
| Civil-security citizen reserve |
Community First Responders / SGSecure Responders |
| Inter-agency coordination |
Homefront Crisis Management System (MHA) |
Donation tax rules: cash donations to an approved Institution of a Public Character (IPC) — such as the Singapore Red Cross — qualify for a 250 % tax deduction (2.5× the donation), a rate extended by IRAS through 31 December 2026. Donations to charities without IPC status are not tax-deductible — check the recipient's status before giving.
7. Rotary section — to be completed by your club
| Element |
Your information |
| Rotary district |
____ |
| District Governor (DG) |
____ |
| District disaster officer (DRO/DRC) |
____ |
| ShelterBox contact |
____ |
| National coordination body |
____ |
| Neighbouring clubs (< 50 km) |
____ |
| Last update of this section |
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Sources: SCDF (scdf.gov.sg), Ministry of Home Affairs (mha.gov.sg), Meteorological Service Singapore (weather.gov.sg), National Environment Agency haze portal (haze.gov.sg), Singapore Red Cross (redcross.sg), IRAS (iras.gov.sg). Report any error: g.bourgogne.rtn@gmail.com