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There is a possibility of bombs found in trains and stuff so our government plans to involve commuters with the exercise. Watch out for it, don’t panic and don’t run the wrong direction hopefully.

Twenty-two agencies in Exercise Northstar V ready for action

The 22 agencies involved in an emergency preparedness exercise expected in the next two weeks are all set and ready to spring into action when the need arises.

Exercise Northstar V - which is to be held on a weekend - aims to test the response of different agencies and the public if Singapore comes under terrorist attacks.

The loud sound of a blast will signal the start of the exercise.

“Bombs” are expected to go off simultaneously at 4 MRT stations and 1 bus interchange.

But when and where this will happen will remain a secret to provide an element of surprise.

Only the organisers of this exercise will know what exactly will happen.

During the exercise, the “casualties” involved in the attacks will carry tags to provide paramedics at the scene information on the extent of their injuries.

The paramedics will then have to treat them accordingly and record injuries sustained so that the hospitals they are sent to will know how to treat them.

Most of the casualties will have injuries related to bomb blasts, which includes open wounds and burns.

Some will also sustain injuries related to chemical agents.

It took SCDF 5 months of planning to prepare for this Exercise.

It will involve simulations in the form of smoke generators and fire simulators as well as 500 “casualties” to inject a sense of realism to the whole scenario.

More than 2,000 staff from the various agencies as well as another 3,400 commuters are expected to be involved in the major exercise.

Source: ChannelNewsAsia

It’s probably going to be held soon I guess. I hope that it would increase public awareness of terrorism.

[And on a side note, someone just posted the blog's 2500th comment.]

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