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Dubai Civil Defence
The Dubai Civil Defense (DCD) is an Emergency Management Organisation of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Vision To have the UAE as one of the most secure and safest countries in the world. Organisation Structure The organisation is headed by Major 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Defense
Civil defense ( en, region=gb, civil defence) or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from man-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation and recovery. Programs of this sort were initially discussed at least as early as the 1920s and were implemented in some countries during the 1930s as the threat of war and aerial bombardment grew. Civil-defense structures became widespread after authorities recognised the threats posed by nuclear weapons. Since the end of the Cold War, the focus of civil defense has largely shifted from responding to military attack to dealing with emergencies and disasters in general. The new concept is characterised by a number of terms, each of which has its own specific shade of meaning, such as ''crisis management'', '' emergency management'', ''emergency preparedness'', ''contingency planning' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
