Intersec has been announced as Diamond sponsor for the Abu Dhabi Fire Fighting Challenge taking place in the capital between the 28th February and the 2nd March. As Diamond sponsor, Intersec will be supporting the challenge as part of the show's 25th anniversary celebrations, ahead...
ILUS International Inc. has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire 51% control of UAE company AL Shola Al Modea Safety and Security LLC (ASSS). In a strategic move by ILUS, the company has acquired the majority stake of ASSS to ramp up its Middle Eastern...
Six UAE property owners have been ordered to foot firefighting costs and a fine of Dh50,000 after their buildings did not meet current fire safety standards. Sharjah Civil Defence has issued a warning for others that if they don't adhere to building code, they too could...
A large fire that broke out at an oil factory in the UAE city of Ras Al Khaimah has been brought under control by emergency services. Fire teams from Ras Al Khaimah Civil Defence attended the scene alongside police to tackle the blaze on Saturday 19...
A shopping hotspot in Dubai was evacuated after a fire broke out needing urgent emergency attention. The Dubai Festival City Mall saw a blaze begin in its operations room at 7.28pm. Firefighters arrived at the scene in six minutes and set to work on combatting...
The Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) has signed a strategic agreement with Naffco KSA, a leading Middle East-based manufacturer of firefighting products, to help boost Diriyah’s firefighting structure and identify fire hazards quicker. The agreement will build a framework for both sides to work together and enhance...
Teledyne Gas & Flame Detection will showcase several of its proven fire safety products at APIDEC 2022 in Abu Dhabi at the end of October. The event is one of the largest events of its kind, ADIPEC 2022 and will host more than 150,000 energy professionals and...
du, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Injazat have teamed up to make UAE one of the safest countries in the world. The move sees the companies use Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform for the Ministry of Interior’s ‘Hassantuk’ Fire and Life Safety systems in...
FireOut, a firefighting system designed by five engineering students from Heriot-Watt University to control wildfires in regions suffering from recurring outbreaks, has won the 2022 National James Dyson Award. The students – Tasneem Nawar, Deenah Sabaahat, Eman Rashid, Zahid Rehman and Zahrah Tungekar – spotlighted areas...
UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, has announced its collaboration with GCC Labs' safety arm to help advance fire safety in the Middle East. With this collaboration, GCC Labs becomes the exclusive partner laboratory of UL Solutions in Saudi Arabia and the United...
The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has announced that all the buildings on campuses are now connected to the "Hassantuk" safety system for emergency response. The system is integrated with Civil Defence Command Centre in the UAE and in line with an agreement with "Injazat,"...
The UK and UAE have announced a joint support package of Dh540m for Senegal to boost emergency response services including firefighting response. The national emergency response programme, called the Redco Project Senegal, aims to bolster the emergency services with ambulances, fire fighting vehicles, rescue boats, water trailers,...
Authorities in the UAE have launched a new phone app, called 'Hassantuk for Homes', to help with early fire detection and prevention. The app is a smart fire alarm app launched by the Ministry of Interior in collaboration with Etisalat for early fire detection and prevention....
Global Village, the UAE and wider region's leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has retained its best practice Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit. The audit conducted by the British Safety Council means the destination retains its five star grading for the...
Dubai Police and UAE officials have warned against leaving flammable materials inside cars as during the hot summer months it can increase the risk of fires. Dubai Police described how during the summer months, an increase in car fire incidents can happen due to a variety...
Dubai's emergency services have issued a warning to motorists not to leave e-cigarettes in cars, which could start fires. The warning comes as fire chiefs are concerned that leaving e-cigarettes and vaping devices in a vehicle could lead to a fire as temperatures rise in summer. Smoking...
Official figures have shown that nine people died in building fires in the UAE in 2021. Additionally, 89 were injured during fires in buildings in the country. Of these, the data from the Ministry of Interior has shown that 18 were firefighters attending the scene. The ministry...
Civil Defence in UAE's Sharjah have warned negligent property owners that they will be held accountable for firefighting costs if they flout fire safety measures. The fines from the Sharjah Civil Defence is aimed at landlords of industrial and commercial buildings, particularly after finding that many...
A fire in the city of Ajman has destroyed ten diesel trucks. No casualties have been reported from the incident, and authorities were able to control the blaze in under an hour. According to the Ajman Police, the fire broke out in Al Jurf Industrial Area....
A new digital system to assess whether a building could deal with a fire has been launched in the UAE. The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Department has launched a new integrated electronic field survey system that will help monitor and determine if a building is adequately...
Flash floods have caused destruction across parts of the Middle East after days of heavy rain, and have affected thousands of people across Oman, Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The heavy rainfall began from the beginning of the year, with further heavy rain across the 1st...