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| الدفاع المدني - دبي | |
| Formation | 1976-11-06 |
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| Type | Firefighting, Rescue, Search and Ambulance, Prevention |
| Headquarters | Al Qusais -Dubai,United Arab Emirates |
| Leader | Lieutenant General ExpertRashid Thani Rashid Al Matrooshi (Director General) |
| Affiliations | General Command of Civil Defense |
| Staff | 2186+ Employees (2018) |
| Website | www |
Dubai Civil Defense, (Arabic: الدفاع المدني - دبي), formerly known as the General Directorate of Civil Defence - Dubai, is an emergency management organisation inDubai,United Arab Emirates. The department is headed byLieutenant GeneralRashid 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.
The organisation is headed byLieutenant General Rashid Thani Rashid Al Matroushi and consists of various other departments as mentioned below:
The Deputy Director General (DDG)
Director's Administrative Advisor (DAA)
Director's Advisor for Safety, Protection and Training (DASPT)
Director's Advisor for Fire and Rescue (DAFRA)
Dubai Civil Defense can be reached in case of an emergency by dialling997.
The Dubai Civil Defense has a wide range of vehicles to serve emergency situations and for rescue operations. The Dubai Civil Defense also hasChevrolet Corvette as part of its vehicle array.
In 2015, it was reported that Dubai Civil Defense had placed an initial order for twentyMartin 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/ firejetski and a drone.[3][4]
The Emirates Civil Defence Academy (ECDA) is located in theWarisan area ofDubai. 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.
