The Emirates Civil Defence Code

Civil Defence is a key partner in the overall development process, especially for urban, industrial, marketing and services. Besides, the department is involved in in the infrastructure design and construction of city installations and buildings in accordance with the highest international fire protections standards.

To ensure unity of those standards in all emirates, the Civil Defence General Command has completed the first “Fire Safety Standards Code in the state" called the "Emirates code" in Arabic and English, guided by the best global standards, taking into account the emirates and the Gulf environment.

The Code is characterised by its criteria and effective scientific methodology. Before the issuance of the Emirates Code, the Dubai Civil Defence General Administration applied the fire protection’s highest standards and its applications are guided by the best American, European, British, Japanese and Singaporean standards, while taking into account the UAE and GCC environment.

Based on local expertise and field applications, the Buildings and Installations Fire Protection UAE code was formed by a Civil Defence specialists team, and put into Effect from August 2011.