Nee Soon South C2E Day 2011 cum Exercise Blockstar

Yishun Street 81 was a hive of activity on Sunday 9 Jan. It was the Nee Soon South C2E Day 2011 cum Exercise Blockstar. About 3,000 residents and community partners participated in the exercise which included evacuation. Participants practised the administering of basic first aid care and the procedures of what to do in case of crises. In the exhibition area, cadets from the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) were on hand to help spread the message of the Community Engagement Programme (CEP).

The tentage area where information booths gave information on the different aspects of safety and security.

NCDCC cadets from Kent Ridge Secondary School helped spread the message of the CEP.

Students from neighbouring schools - Peiying Primary School and Orchid Park Secondary School - were in traditional dresses to help spread the message on racial harmony and introduce cultural arts.

A sample of the Ready Bag was displayed at the SCDF booth. These are but some of the suggested items one can have in his or her Ready Bag.

Please click here to learn about the Ready Bag program.

Guest-of-Honour Lee Bee Wah reminded the audience of the continuing need for vigilance and preparedness, as well as good neighbourliness.

Launch of the Emergency Preparedness Messaging Service

Launch of CERT-On-Patrol (COP)

Guest-of-Honour Lee Bee Wah interacting with NCDCC cadets volunteering at the SCDF booth.

Exercise Blockstar began! Exercise Blockstar played out an exercise scenario involving an incendiary fire. In the next few scenes, COP members would assist with putting out fires, administering basic first aid care and evacuating residents from an affected block before the arrival of the first responders. Other participating agencies included the SPF, SCDF and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

The COP members rushed to the scene and moved the victims away from the site of danger. Thereafter, they provided basic first aid to the injured before the arrival of the first responders.