The Dubai Civil Defense (DCD) is an Emergency Management Organisation of

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Vision

To have the UAE as one of the most secure and safest countries in the world.

Organisation Structure

The organisation is headed by

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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) *

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Fire and Rescue Department * Diera Fire and Rescue Department * Fire Stations Affair Department *

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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

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as part of its vehicle array. In 2015, it was reported that Dubai Civil Defense had placed an initial order for twenty

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s, simulators, and training, for delivery in 2016. The principal application is fire department use for rescue from Dubai's extremely tall buildings. Dubai Civil Defense also has a fire boat/ fire jetski and a drone. Archived a
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Gallery

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) due to a fire there on 15 June 2008. File:Dubai_Civil_Defence_on_15_June_2008_Pict_2.jpg, This is a photo of Dubai Civil Defense vehicles at the base of the under-construction Fortune Executive Tower (located in

) due to a fire there on 15 June 2008. File:Dubai_Civil_Defence_on_15_June_2008_Pict_3.jpg, This is a photo of Dubai Civil Defense vehicles at the base of the under-construction Fortune Executive Tower (located in

) due to a fire there on 15 June 2008.

References

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External links

Dubai Civil Defense Website - Arabic Version

Dubai Civil Defense Website - English Version
Fire departments of the United Arab Emirates Government agencies of Dubai