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People's Association

Emergency Preparedness

Discover emergency preparedness training and community response programmes.

Last updated 14 January 2026

The People's Association (PA) Community Emergency and Engagement Committees (C2Es) seek to strengthen the understanding and ties between people of different race and religions, impart Emergency Preparedness (EP) skills and knowledge with an aim to build a safer and more resilient community.

Through PA and its Grassroots' EP Programmes, residents will not only acquire EP skills and take part in emergency exercises, but also learn about the importance of racial harmony as a fundamental building block in strengthening our social fabric. The objective of the EP Programmes is to help the community stay calm, be resilient during emergencies and return to normalcy as quickly as possible.

PA Community Emergency Response Team 20th Anniversary

A group of people in red and yellow shirts stand around a table with a large cake, against a backdrop with logos and text.
A large group of people pose for a photo in a brightly lit room with banners displaying "CERT FOR THE NATION."

The PA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was established in 2004 to allow residents to volunteer and actively participate in keeping their community safe and secure. In 2024, PA CERT commemorated its 20th anniversary through a series of local commemorative activities and CERT challenges across Singapore.

Emergency Preparedness Programme

A person in a yellow vest applies a bandage to an individual's arm in a busy indoor setting.

Take part in EP programmes organised by our Grassroots Organisations to prepare us to respond and render help promptly during emergencies. This can be achieved through joining our CERT, participate in Community Resilience (CR) Days, learning useful skills such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and other EP-related courses.

Community Lifesaving Trainings

People in yellow vests practice CPR on mannequins in an indoor training session.

PA C2Es organise lifesaving trainings to enhance the community's level of preparedness and responsiveness in emergencies. Fully subsidised courses available for residents are:

  • Standard First Aid + AED Awareness Course (SFAA)

  • CPR+AED Certification Course

Join our Community Emergency Response Team

A wide range of EP activities and programmes are organised at the constituencies all year round. Through the C2Es and CERT, PA and its GROs work with other government agencies to prepare, train and support the community to deal with emergencies which include the threat of terrorism. Members of the community are encouraged to join the CERT to pick up essential EP skills to help one another during peacetime and emergencies, and promote social cohesion.

CERT is an organised group of volunteers equipped with specialised training to respond to emergencies and assist the community in the recovery process. The main role of the CERT is to strengthen the emergency response capabilities of the local community. All CERT members would be trained in CPR+AED and active CERT members would undergo the certified SFA course, Psychological First Aid Training and other EP related courses to enable them to carry out duties in times of activation. During peacetime, CERT members will be deployed for national level events such as PA Chingay Celebrations, National Day Parade and F1 to perform simple first aid and crowd control duties.

Click the link below to register to be a CERT member.

http://go.gov.sg/dzdaq0

Residents can visit the nearest Community Clubs/Centres to sign up or learn more about the eligibility requirements for our EP Programmes. For any enquiries, please email PA_CERT@pa.gov.sg.

Visit and follow us on Our Emergency Prepared Community Facebook to receive the latest updates on our EP programmes or read up more on the PACE Newsletter.