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Alan Chow

Director of Operations

Singapore Civil Defence Force

SAC Alan Chow is currently the Senior Director of Operations Department. Previously, he was the Director of the Civil Defence Academy (CDA), which is SCDF’s main training institution responsible for the conduct of professional and specialized training in the areas of Disaster Management, Fire-Fighting, Rescue, Hazmat Response & Mitigation as well as Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

During his 25 years of service with the SCDF, SAC Alan had served in various command and staff appointments both within the SCDF and also in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Some of the appointments that he had assumed during his term of service include the following:

● Commander of Changi Fire Station
● Commander of Tampines Fire Station
● Assistant Director (Operations Management), Homefront Security Division, MHA
● Assistant Director (Doctrine and Exercise), HQ SCDF.
● Head Operations, 1st SCDF Division
● Commander, 1st SCDF Division
● Director, Civil Defence Academy
● Senior Director, Operations Department (*current appointment)

SAC Alan has a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP / NUS).

He has been serving in his current appointment as Senior Director, Operations Department since 1 May 2024.

Session:

21 November, Friday
10:30 - 12:00 (GMT +8)
Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response - Collaborative Strategies for Regional Disaster Response

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