In its official statement, the SCDF said:
"The SCDF received a call for assistance for a case of a lady sitting on the window ledge on a 4th floor unit of Blk 264B Compassvale Bow on 6 Jul 2012 at about 5.50pm.
"One fire engine, one red rhino, one fire bike, a support vehicle and DART were immediately deployed to the incident location.
"Upon arrival, SCDF officers saw the lady sitting on the window ledge of the bedroom.
"A rescue net was immediately deployed from the 5th floor, a lifepack was set up on the ground floor, and DART rescuers were deployed.
"After the lady was brought to safety, she was assessed by a SCDF paramedic.
"However, she refused conveyance to the hospital."