
The SCDF works closely with the People’s Association (PA) and its grassroots organisations to develop their own localized self-help response unit at the residential level to provide a faster emergency response service to the community. An emergency response unit, called the Community Emergency Response Team or CERT, has been incepted at the residential zones for this purpose.
In times of an emergency, the CERT members will be activated by the Civil Defence Executive Committees and they will be the first to respond to the incident site prior to the arrival of the professional emergency responders. At the site, the CERT will assist to evacuate the residents to places of safety, help to put out incipient fires and render basic first aid and CPR to those in need. The formation of CERT has received widespread support from the community and the grassroots.
Security Command (SecCom) is responsible for the personal safety and security of all Cabinet Ministers.
What a waste of resouces!!!, but anyway better than engaging highly paid professional bodyguards, otherwise, our taxes will increase again.