Starting June 2018, new homes are required to install smoke detectors in their homes when an updated Fire Code is released. Citizens, mainly newly-weds, who are looking to buy a new HDB or private estate will be the ones to bear the cost for the smoke detectors. It is known that the price of installation of the product will cost around $110 – $130.
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These smoke detectors are battery-operated and they are designed in a way to alert citizens when they sense smoke in the vicinity. They are not connected to any emergency services (e.g. SCDF, SPF) should a detection occur.
The number of calls to SCDF over the last 5 years have been dropping gradually, From 4,702 fire calls in 2016, to 4,114 in 2016. That amount is the lowest since 1978.