His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Government Council of Dubai, has issued directives for the Dubai Civil Protection to realize the very best international benchmarks in group safety.
Throughout a go to to the Basic Command of Dubai Civil Protection, His Highness tasked The Government Council of Dubai to supervise measures to realize this strategic goal.
His Highness mentioned that the management locations the safety of the group and the security of its folks and belongings on the forefront of its priorities, mobilising all assets to make sure the very best ranges of safety consistent with international greatest practices.
Upon his arrival, His Highness was obtained by His Excellency Lieutenant Basic Knowledgeable Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Civil Protection, together with quite a few senior officers and administrators of sub-departments.
His Highness reviewed the Basic Command’s Strategic Framework and Drivers of a Sustainable Future for the Security of Life and Property 2033. The Technique goals to reinforce Dubai’s management and international excellence in civil protection providers, guaranteeing a sustainable future aligned with the very best worldwide requirements and greatest practices. The plan consists of initiatives equivalent to deploying good sensors to check behavioural patterns and adopting sustainable infrastructure and belongings.
His Highness praised Dubai Civil Protection for its very important function in defending the group, highlighting that its work extends past emergency response to constructing an built-in system that embodies the management’s imaginative and prescient for a safer and extra sustainable future. He famous that civil protection providers play a key function in elevating consciousness, fostering a tradition of security, and embedding prevention as a strategic precedence and a elementary pillar of growth.
HH Sheikh Hamdan mentioned: “The Dubai Civil Protection staff has demonstrated distinctive competence and readiness, contributing to creating Dubai one of many most secure cities on this planet and reinforcing its international place in high quality of life. The superior programs, progressive technological options, and certified human capital we now have seen in the present day characterize an built-in mannequin of institutional work constructed on innovation and dedication to the very best worldwide requirements in safety and security.”
His Highness added: “We’re dedicated to constantly investing in creating the capabilities of Dubai Civil Protection and enhancing its assets in order that it stays worthy of the belief positioned in it by the group, and a world benchmark in speedy response, progressive options, and the safety of lives. Safeguarding society and preserving its assets will stay a core worth and a main purpose for which we spare no effort.”
Distinctive Initiatives
The go to additionally included displays on a number of international initiatives launched by Dubai Civil Protection, most notably the ‘Billion Readiness’ initiative, which seeks to coach and lift consciousness amongst one billion folks worldwide on the causes and dangers of fires and strategies of prevention.
One other initiative, ‘Hope Convoys’, was introduced, geared toward supporting hearth sectors in international locations with restricted assets via the development of recent hearth stations, provision of superior firefighting and rescue tools, and provide of important security gear.
Throughout the go to, His Highness additionally met with synthetic intelligence specialists in civil protection and obtained an in depth briefing on the usage of AI instruments and the most recent improvements in firefighting and rescue operations. His Highness was briefed on the ‘Explorer Robotic’, a four-legged robotic outfitted with LiDAR know-how to maneuver autonomously via smoke and create correct 3D maps of buildings throughout incidents.
His Highness was additionally briefed on a complicated robotic arm that will increase firefighters’ effectivity by as much as 40%, notably when utilizing stairs throughout rescue and firefighting operations, the 4500-Wabel firefighting robotic, powered by electrical energy and able to carrying a great deal of as much as 400 kilograms, and ‘Shaheen’, a drone developed to extinguish fires in high-rise buildings and towers.
His Excellency Lieutenant Basic Knowledgeable Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi expressed his deep gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed for his steady help and steerage, affirming that it strengthens the readiness and agility of civil protection and reinforces Dubai’s place as a world chief in safeguarding lives and property.
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