Dubai Civil Defence

Dubai Civil Defanse

الدفاع المدني - دبي
Formation	1976-11-06
Type	Firefighting, Rescue, Search and Ambulance, Prevention
Headquarters	Al Qusais - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Leader	Lieutenant General Expert Rashid Thani Rashid Al Matrooshi (Director General)
Affiliations	General Command of Civil Defense
Staff	2186+ Employees (2018)
Website	www.dcd.gov.ae

Dubai Civil Defense, (Arabic: الدفاع المدني - دبي), formerly known as the General Directorate of Civil Defence - Dubai, is an emergency management organisation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The department is headed by Lieutenant General Rashid Thani Rashid Al Matrooshi. Dubai Civil Defence is a branch of the UAE Civil Defence General Command, which operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates.

Organisation structure

The organisation is headed by Lieutenant General Rashid Thani Rashid Al Matroushi and consists of various other departments as mentioned below:

The Deputy Director General (DDG)

• Internal Monitoring Department
• Corporal Strategy & Performance Department (CSP)

Director's Administrative Advisor (DAA)

• Services & Supplies Department
• Human Resources Department
• Financial Affairs Department
• Public Relations Department
• Information Technology Department

Director's Advisor for Safety, Protection and Training (DASPT)

• Civil Protection Department
• Preventive Safety Department
• Training Department

Director's Advisor for Fire and Rescue (DAFRA)

• Bur Dubai Fire and Rescue Department
• Diera Fire and Rescue Department
• Fire Stations Affair Department
• Jebel Ali Fire and Rescue Department
• Sea Fire and Rescue Department
• Air Fire and Rescue Department
• Operations Room Department
• Technical Affairs Department

Emergency number

Dubai Civil Defense can be reached in case of an emergency by dialling 997.

Vehicles

The Dubai Civil Defense has a wide range of vehicles to serve emergency situations and for rescue operations. The Dubai Civil Defense also has Chevrolet Corvette as part of its vehicle array.

In 2015, it was reported that Dubai Civil Defense had placed an initial order for twenty Martin Jetpacks, simulators, and training, for delivery in 2016. The principal application is fire department use for rescue from Dubai's extremely tall buildings.[1][2] Dubai Civil Defense also has a fire boat/ fire jetski and a drone. [3] [4]

Emirates Civil Defence Academy

The Emirates Civil Defence Academy (ECDA) is located in the Warisan area of Dubai. It is responsible for developing human capital to raise the level of functional efficiency of employees, within an integrated framework through current and future programs and plans, in order to achieve the strategic objectives of the Ministry of Interior and the Dubai Government Human Resources Department, to keep pace with the challenges represented by changing work requirements, considering that training leads to the transfer of technical and practical knowledge in a way that enables the employee to face any challenges imposed by the cognitive acceleration within the work environment.

References

1. "Dubai Airshow: Jetpacks finally set for lift off?". BBC News. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
2. Baldwin, Derek (15 November 2015). "Dubai firefighters to get 20 Jetpacks to fight tower blazes". Gulf News. Al Nisr Publishing LLC. GulfNews.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Dubai firefighters launch water jetpack. YouTube.
4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Exclusive look at the world’s first fire-fighting drone in Dubai. YouTube.

External links

• Dubai Civil Defense Website - Arabic Version
• Dubai Civil Defense Website - English Version