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03 Oct 2018

RTA and Government partners carries out a strategic emergency drill at Dubai level


(The move aimed to secure highest efficiency of response to emergency and crisis cases)


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Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), along with several government entities in Dubai, have carried out a strategic drill to enhance the Emirate’s response to emergencies and crises.

 
Participants in the drill included Dubai’s Crises and Disasters Management Team, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA), Dubai Police, Dubai Civil Defence, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, Dubai Media Office and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The drill took place with the support of emergency teams of the Communication Sector comprising Etisalat & Du, and Serco (Metro operator). The drill started at 02:00 am on Friday 28 September 2018 and continued up to 06:00 am on the same day.

 
About 400 individuals from the participating entities took part in the drill including 140 volunteers from RTA and about 250 respondents comprising engineers, technicians and officers. All equipment, machinery and logistics required for this type of accidents, God forbids, were provided.

 
“The drill was successful in testing the coordination & communication between the parties concerned with the response to emergencies and crises as well as emergency response. During the event, we were keen on assuring the safety of volunteers while carrying the evacuation and emergency response,” said Bu Shehab, RTA’s Crisis Management Commander.

  
“The underlying objective of running this drill is to measure the efficiency of communication, coordination and response besides implementing the business continuity, recovery and media response.”


RTA’s Crisis Management Commander praised the efforts and performance of all participants and volunteers, which contributed to the success of the drill. “All parties had played active roles in ensuring an emergency response, rescue, and evacuation operations besides sticking to security & safety levels in line with the best international practices in this regard.  These concerted efforts and the successful delivery of the drill conform to RTA’s strategic objective of enhancing preparedness and the effective response to emergencies and crises.”

  
Representatives of participating entities praised the technical and logistical resources provided by RTA in managing the drill, and the level of coordination between all parties at various locations covered.

 
They stressed the importance of these drills, which are carried out under annual plans, and their direct bearing on improving the readiness of emergency and crises management teams all over Dubai. They noted that such drills would reveal the extent of readiness of stakeholders to intervene and contain such incidents. As such, it is imperative to run these drills regularly in coordination with all government and semi-government entities in Dubai.

 

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