Dubai Civil Defense frontline heroes and employees received COVID 19 vaccination first jab, in the presence and supervision of His Excellency Brig. Jamal Bin Aadid AL Meheiri, assist. Director-General for Resources and Supportive Services and Col. Suleiman Abdulkarim Al Bloushi, Director of Technical Affairs Department, as part of the campaign organized by Public Health Section(PHS) at Civil Protection Department and Epidemic Investigative Team (EIT) in association with Tadawi Medical Center (TMC).

The launched campaign started at AL Qusais Fire Station and will continue in Nad AL Shiba until Monday, February 1 .2021.

The campaign comes inconsistent with the efforts and plans of the Ministry of Health and Prevention Dubai Health Authority, which encompass providing COVID 19 vaccination to the frontline and different other community sectors, as part of a comprehensive vaccination program set to cover the whole country, to control Corona pandemic.

He (Brig. Jamal) indicated that vaccinating fire and rescue frontline and employees reflects wise Government concern about the society, and its keenness to provide the highest safety and security levels.

Jamal hailed the prominent role played by the Epidemic investigative team to monitor the pandemic and mitigate its effects on employees and community sectors, and seamless efforts exerted with the Public Health section to ensure COVID 19 vaccination availability and enhancing the strategic partnership with TMC, as a strategic partner in the medical field, and other arrangements it sets to activate the partnership and stresses mutual joint cooperation.

The DCD-Civil Protection Department Awareness Section organized a training workshop for firefighters and rescuers' entitled 'Fire Alarm System and Voice Evacuation', which is concerned with monitoring changes in the environmental condition indicating the presence of fire or smoke, in the presence of First Lieutenant Hamdan Muhammad bin Musleh, Deputy Director of Al-Mizhar Center, and First Lieutenant Matar Mohammed bin Ghdaier, Head of Training Department at the Centers Affairs Department. This workshop was organized by the Arab Company for Security and Safety, the specialized company in Security and safety systems in buildings and facilities.

The course comes within the strategic objectives and plans of the General Administration, to provide the information and detailed data for firefighters and rescue men, by modern practical applications of fire protection systems, aiming to enhance safety measures and general prevention in homes and facilities.

The workshop comprehended a full introduction to the “EST3” control panel, the alarm and voice evacuation feature, the system specialized in fire alarm network with electronic schematic mapping, concerned in giving info about the integrated alarm system interface, the front panel operation, the system handling in case of accidents and the speed of response.

1st Lt. Matar bin Ghdaier affirmed that the workshop included an important knowledge for firefighters and rescue men, in the rapid technical development of systems and technology, and in light of the great diversity of control panels in buildings and facilities, which differ from one building to another.

He pointed out that the Fire and Rescue Sector in DCD works strongly to sustain training and qualify its employees to work on all protection systems and control panels used in facilities and buildings, as it is the most advanced step in early detection of fire, and improving readiness opportunities to ensure an effective response to fire situations in a manner that suits The highest global standards.

His Excellency Major General Expert Rashid Thani Al Matroushi, Director-General of the General Directorate of Civil Defense in Dubai, directed all sectors to focus on the sustainability of research, development and benefit from the institutional environment and the technological infrastructure in DCD, motivating the staff to innovate, being creative, building capabilities, spreading the culture of creativity and to adapt its concepts in all the fields of work.

His Excellency confirmed that DCD works to enhance the spirit of creativity, innovation and ensure its sustainability in its main and support operations, and to fulfill it,s mission to all members of society to keep pace with modern changes at the global level, by presenting creative ideas and projects that express the directions of our wise leadership towards the future, in a way that contributes to achieving Global leadership. 

This came during the second workshop entitled "Future Innovations" held by DCD, Department of Strategy and the Future, in the World Trade Center conference room, in the presence of managers of departments and Fire Stations. 

Mrs. Afaf Jassim Al Muhairi, Manager of Strategy and Future Department, pointed and stressed civil defense innovations according to sectors and departments, matching the requirements of the innovation standard of the Dubai Government Excellence Award. 

She also explained that the workshop dealt in detail with the initiatives and innovations of the development sectors in the presence of His Excellency Major General Expert Rashid Thani Al Matroushi, Director-General, whose presence constituted an important and significant addition, as he stressed the need to keep pace with the development of modern science and technology and employ them in new specialized initiatives and innovations, and to harness them in the service of community members to achieve goals and the vision of the UAE Government aimed at enhancing competitiveness at the global level, inlining with the wise leadership's directions in preparing for the next 50 years.

The General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, the Government Communication Department "Community Service Department", organized an event entitled "The Little Fireman", within the activities of the Dubai Shopping Festival at "Last Exit Al Khawaneej", which will continue until January 21^st, 2021.

The event included many educational and entertainment paragraphs, with which young firefighters interacted enthusiastically in competitions by answering questions related to prevention and safety to win prizes and gifts.

The youngsters had been taught about the nature of the work of firefighters and rescuers, the seriousness of their field tasks that they carry out, and the contents of the noble goals for which they sacrifice to protect lives and properties. The event was held with interactive presentations on fire safety guidelines, and practical steps for dealing in various cases and methods of using household fire extinguishing tools.

Major Dr. Ahmed Yusef Al Shangeeti, Director of the Government Communication Department, emphasized that the participation of the DCD in Shopping Festival, comes as part of its community strategy to consolidate awareness of safety and fire prevention, as a prevailing culture and behavior among all segments of society in order to give educational and awareness programs for positive interaction with various Accident cases to ensure their safety.

He pointed out that children represent the main pillar of societies, and we attach the utmost importance to protecting them from risks in our preventive strategy and to enhance safety measures for them in schools, tourist facades, shopping centers, and various sites, through various activities such as awareness lectures, drawings, and posters that enable them to protect themselves and deal positively with discretions in emergency cases.