Singapore, April 16 -- A new ambulance model that has its own automatic decontamination system will begin operating later this year - a move that the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said will help paramedics be better equipped to handle future pandemics.
The SCDF's seventh-generation ambulance was among the new vehicles unveiled at the SCDF workplan seminar yesterday.
The others include new models of the forward command vehicle (FCV) and command vehicle (CV), which are mobile command posts used in incidents such as major fires and plane crashes that require manpower and equipment from multiple fire stations.
These vehicles - which are the result of a collaboration between the SCDF, the Defence Science and Technology Agency, and S...