General Directorate of Civil Defense in Qassim - حي النهضة

May God strengthen them

May God empower them and help them, creators of our heroes everywhere

May God strengthen them

The Saudi Civil Defense, also known as the Civil Defense Organization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was established in mid-1343 AH to protect the population and public and private property from the dangers of fire, disasters, wars, various accidents, relief of the afflicted, Public utilities and the protection of national sources of wealth in times of peace and situations of war and emergency. After the government of Saudi Arabia established the police force, which began as a director of the Saudi public security, and then turned into a general police directorate [3]. In 1346 AH, corresponding to 1926, the first fire brigade was established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its location is Makkah. In 1349 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia saw the need to unify the police force under one command, based in Makkah. This unification was issued in the same year. In 1380 AH, corresponding to 1960, the Presidency of the General Directorate of Fire and was separated from the General Security and was associated with the Ministry of the Interior on 10 Jumada I 1406 H corresponding to 20 January 1986, issued a royal decree to name the device civil defense, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Interior. The Supreme Order No. 6858 was promulgated on 24 Rabee I 1385 AH, changing the name of the General Directorate of Firefighter (to the Directorate General of Civil Defense) on the proposal of the International Civil Defense Organization for several considerations, the most important of which are: Establishment of a device representing the nucleus of the civil defense in the Kingdom because of the fire equipment. To provide the high costs that would help to establish a new civil defense administration alongside the fire. The important role of civil defense in general in peace and war. In order to expand this concept, it was natural for the tasks assigned to this Directorate to be varied to include various types of incidents. The necessary measures and steps were taken to prepare the administrative divisions and strengthen the civil defense units with more material and human resources and cover more cities and villages with civil defense services. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supports and implements this vital equipment to cover the Kingdom through a strong network of centers, communications and aviation. After thorough consideration and research by the Committee of Experts under the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers, a final version of the civil defense system was issued by Royal Decree No. (10) dated 10 Jumada Al Awal 1406 AH, which was published in Um Al Qura newspaper No. 3099 dated 28 Jumada I 1406 e. Tasks and responsibilities have been identified and its organizational structures have been restructured to meet the requirements of the functions and roles of the organ. Article 4 defines the Saudi Civil Defense Organization in three bodies: Civil Defense Council. General Directorate of Civil Defense. Civil Defense Committees.