My last dinner at home, the night before enlisting. The haircut came earlier.

Two years in the Singapore Civil Defence Force, from recruit to Lieutenant.
My last dinner at home, the night before enlisting. The haircut came earlier.

A high-rise firefighting drill.

A briefing before Exercise Invicta, one of the hardest days of our training course.

HazMat training!

Two friends and me after climbing 62 storeys in full bunker gear.

Proof!

The commissioning parade, marking the move from trainee to officer.

With my two best friends after the parade!

Signing the Officer’s Creed after commissioning.

The first call I attended: a vehicle fire off Singapore’s main motorway.

Stepping into a room engulfed in flames.

International Firefighters’ Day.

A marine fire, the hottest and most stressful call you can get.

Taken on my last day before I finished service.
