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Behind the sirens, firefighters are ordinary people with an extraordinary passion for saving lives.  Meet Warrant Officer Dayanithi S/O Karunanidi, a Search Specialist with two K-9 dogs, as he shares the story of his 15-year journey with the Singapore Civil Defence Force through the Fire and Rescue scheme.  For him, the SCDF motto holds meaning: Lifesaving. It’s life changing.  Find out more at: go.gov.sg/scdf-join-us-today  This post is in partnership with the Singapore Civil Defence Force.  Watch more: https://www.asiaone.com/video

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00:00Hello!

00:02Come here, girl. Come, come, come.

00:04Stay!

00:05We are their caregivers and trainers

00:08and basically we look after their need.

00:11Come on, girl. Come. Come, Luzo. Come, come.

00:13Good, girl. Good, girl. Sit.

00:19Hi, guys. This is Warren Officer Daya here

00:21from Singapore Civil Defense Force.

00:23I've been here for about 15 years.

00:25Currently, I'm a search specialist under DART K9 unit.

00:28Go, go.

00:29Currently, I handle two dogs. One is Rizzo, the Black Labrador.

00:32Rizzo is for USA Operations, which is Urban Search and Rescue.

00:37The other one is COPE, which is Springer Spanier.

00:40COPE is for FI, FI Investigation.

00:43So, over here as officers, we train them, feed them,

00:46and we basically have to look after them.

00:49Other than this, we do have to do policy work

00:53and attend seminars as well.

00:55In this 15 years, one thing I've come to realize is that

00:59teamwork is a huge component of it.

01:01Be it be the younger colleagues or the older ones,

01:04everybody is willing to share and everybody is willing to listen.

01:07Plus, I've also acquired a couple of valuable skill sets such as life saving.

01:13And that's why I feel the ICDF is the right fit for me.

01:16Come on, girl. Let's go. Time to go and rest.

01:20The funny story is one day my mum called,

01:23and she was talking to me about the fire which actually happened at my neighbour's house.

01:27She said that the fireman came and then helped to put out the fire,

01:30and then actually brought them down to safety.

01:32So, my mum was telling me,

01:34boy, why don't you try considering this job?

01:37You know, you might like the excitement and the adventure.

01:40And I thought to myself, okay, why not?

01:43Then another friend of mine told me that in order to find out

01:47what is it like to be a fireman, you need to speak to a fireman.

01:50So, that's what I did.

01:51I walked into a fire station and I spoke to a fireman.

01:54And that's how I ended up as a fireman.

01:58Hop!

02:02Good girl, good girl. Good girl.

02:05Come.

02:08One of the memories which left an impression on me

02:10was when we were on an overseas mission.

02:12A local who was performing a rescue op over there

02:15was actually only wearing a singlet,

02:18a pair of slippers, and an N95 mask.

02:21It made me realise how lucky we are to have all these resources

02:24for us to do a successful mission.

02:26And for that, I'm actually very thankful.

02:30After I graduated from Polytechnic,

02:31I joined Singapore Civil Defence Force as a fire and rescue specialist.

02:35Spent six months in Civil Defence Academy as a trainee.

02:38Spent like three to four years as a sergeant,

02:40then became a staff sergeant,

02:42and then in 2019, I became a promoter as a warrant officer.

02:45So, I spent about seven years in fire station,

02:47and then another seven to eight years over here at Search Platoon.

02:51So, currently I'm on office hours,

02:53which I really do appreciate

02:55because I can get to spend a little bit more time with my family

02:58during the weekends as well.

03:00But we are on 24 hours activation

03:03due to the nature of our operations.

03:11Stay.

03:12The reason why I joined Singapore Civil Defence Force

03:15is to help people in any way I can.

03:18So, my advice for those people who want to sign on

03:21in Singapore Civil Defence Force

03:23is for you to go and do your proper research.

03:26Read the career e-booklets from SCDF,

03:29visit the fire stations on the open house on Saturdays,

03:32and speak to people who are already serving

03:35in Singapore Civil Defence Force.

03:36All this will enable you to make a sound decision.

03:39At this call, for me, this job is about being able to help people,

03:43being part of a team,

03:45and trying to find purpose in my everyday action,

03:47and that's why I signed on the dotted line.

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