Falck, a leading global provider of fire fighting and emergency services, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dubai Civil Defence, thereby agreeing a strategic partnership for the delivery of specialist training and fire fighting development. The goal is to create a customised program for Civil Defence personnel derived from Falck’s international know how and experience.
Civil Defence and Falck plan to jointly cultivate training programs together with theoretical and practical exercises. The focus of the partnership will be specialized instruction in areas such as: safe building inspection and certification; high rise building fire safety; health and safety training; traffic accident response; and; helicopter fire fighting and rescue intervention. In addition, Falck and Civil Defence will cooperate in training to wider industry according to standards such as the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
The MOU aims to foster a level of competency at the highest standards across a range of risk based emergency scenarios along with the promotion of a safer environment for society in the Emirate of Dubai.
Marc de Beer, Managing Director Falck Middle East stated, “We are honoured that Civil Defence has chosen Falck to be a partner in specialist areas of training and development. We look forward to working with the Civil Defence team to formulate programs representing leading edge safety, fire and rescue techniques.”
About Dubai Civil Defence
Dubai Civil Defence was established in 1976 under supreme federal council decision with the aim to protect citizens, defence, public and private properties, rescue victims, secure transportation, and protect national wealth during war and emergency.
About Falck
For more than a century, it has been Falck’s mission to prevent accidents, diseases and emergency situations, to rescue and assist people in emergencies quickly and competently, and to rehabilitate people after illness and injury. Falck is an international provider of comprehensive privatised emergency medical, and, fire and rescue services. Falck’s training division is the world’s leading provider of rescue and safety courses for the government, oil and gas, maritime, fire fighting, and services sector, operating 27 training centres all over the world.