Home Affairs Ministry studying idea of emergency kit bag
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SINGAPORE : The Home Team is looking at the concept of a READY Bag checklist to help Singaporeans practise emergency preparedness as a way of life.
For example, it can contain essentials like a radio, torchlight and first-aid items.
The READY Bag is, however, not meant to be a comprehensive toolkit for every emergency.
Rather, it is to help promote preparedness.
A householder who customises the contents of his READY Bag takes into account the needs of his family members and, at the same time, also takes ownership in preparing for emergencies for his family.
The idea of the READY Bag was raised for discussion by Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng at the Home Team Flagship Workshop on Thursday.
He called for feedback and suggestions on what should be included in the checklist and how the people can be encouraged to pack their own READY Bags.
He said a team from the Ministry HQ and the Civil Defence Force is currently working on finalising this checklist.
In his speech, Mr Wong made clear the security situation in the region continues to be of concern, and will be for some time.
While Singaporeans are generally aware of the threat of terrorism, he felt this should be taken a step further.
The people must be encouraged to take ownership and be empowered to take it upon themselves to prepare for an emergency, knowing what needs to be done and how to do it.
Such empowerment, Mr Wong says, is the key to the society's resilience.
While a vigilant Singapore is ready to fight any threat, a ready and prepared Singapore enables it to survive any incident and swiftly return to business as usual. - CNA -
thought this one last time SCDF got give liao.. it has been a long time the government practice the rational of food and water. really miss the good olden days. Free food and water for that day.
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For some, radio is their nokia 8310.
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Originally posted by ditzy:For some, radio is their nokia 8310.
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It is better if there are courses to the people... Say no use want...
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From reading today's Straits Times, it is believed that they are also giving out medical kit... But many Singaporeans are not trained...