SINGAPORE -Emergency responders during prolonged operations now have a rehabilitation area and receive treatment for a range of heat injuries in a Responders' Performance Vehicle .
Captain Edrick Lim, 4th SCDF Division, RPV project officer, said:"During major incidents, SCDF emergency responders undergo multiple cycles of work and rest. The RPV, which began operations earlier this month and takes 20 minutes to set up, serves as a mandatory triage point to assess responders when they exit from the operational area.
If the responders' body temperature is between 37.9 deg C and 38.4 deg C, they will be moved to the deep cooling zone for 20 minutes.
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