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Fire Statistics for 2017

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Case Studies

CPT Joel EeB.Engineering (Materials Engineering)

Team Leader | Fire Investigation Unit | Operations Department

Fire Statistics & Trends in Singapore (2017)

SCOPE

4,4854,136

4,724 4,604

4,114 3,871

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243 cases

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Total no. of Fires Responded to by SCDF

FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDS

3/21

2,818

790506

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Non-building Places(e.g. vegetation, rubbish in open spaces,

vehicles)

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Communal)

No

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Fire

s

2016 2017

FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDS

5/21

Breakdown of Fires by Types of Premises

39 cases

(7.7%)

161 cases

(5.7%)

43 cases

(5.4%)

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s

2016 2017

FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDSTop 3 Types of Fires in Residential Premises

204 cases

(14.1%)

56 cases

(16.2%)

28 cases

(6.5%)

328

284 277

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FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDSFires in Commercial Premises

26 cases

(10.0%)

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. of

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2016 2017

FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDSTop 3 Types of Fires in Commercial Premises

9 cases

(15.0%)

3 cases

(5.9%)

145 141

173158 159

139

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Year

FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDSFires in Industrial Premises

20 cases

(12.6%)

199

162

111 111

62 60

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Fire Injuries in Singapore

FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDS

2 cases

(3.2%)

26

36

2

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2016 2017

Fire Injuries and Fatalities

FIRE STATISTICS & TRENDS

8/21

1 cases

(50.0%)

5 cases

(19.2%)7 cases

(19.4%)

Area of Concern: Fires Involving

Electric Scooter

17

9

5

7

40

2

2016 2017

Electric Bicycles

Electric Scooters

10 cases

(58.8%)

31 cases

(344.4%)

3 cases

(60%)Other Personal Mobility Devices (PMD)

Area of Concern: Fires Involving Electric Scooter

FIRE STATISTICS

• Conduct a fire risk assessment to identify hazardous areas and processes

and take active steps to eliminate or lower the risks.

SAFETY TIPS AT THE WORKPLACE

• Provide on-going training and awareness for employees and contractors.

• Ensure good “housekeeping”

Reduce amount of time waste is stored untouched

Reduce height of piled waste

Segregation of waste into smaller and manageable piles thus

reducing fuel load

Safety distance between operating equipment and waste where

possible

• Develop in-house capabilities and competencies

CERT, sufficient fire-fighting equipment, regular drills, etc.

knowing what is stored and how to act e.g. how to handle lithium ion

battery fires

• For more information

www.scdf.gov.sg

www.nfec.org.sg

www.wshc.sg

SAFETY TIPS AT THE WORKPLACE

CONCLUSION

Be Aware

FIRE

Be Prepared

FIRE

Be Ready to Respond

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.