Riyadh March 14, 2022:

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, the Assistant Minister of Interior for Operations Affairs, General Supervisor of Public Security, Lieutenant-General Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani, inaugurated the Third International Conference and Exhibition for Firefighting Operations and the accompanying exhibition, which is organized by the General Directorate of Civil Defense in cooperation With Saudi Aramco and the International Association of Fire Chiefs at the Hilton Hotel in Riyadh.

The Director General of Civil Defense said that the conference will discuss a number of working papers.

While the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Support Services at Saudi Aramco, Eng. Nabil Al-Jamea, stressed that this conference has become a global platform in which leaders and professionals from various government and industrial sectors, and academia, meet; To communicate and discuss, and exchange knowledge and experiences on best practices and the latest technical innovations in the field of firefighting, emergency response, and crisis and disaster management, referring to the lofty and noble objective of this conference, which is to enhance safety and fire prevention in order to preserve lives and property. Safety in its comprehensive sense, before it is an essential element in enabling production, is a moral duty and obligation.

He pointed to the rapid transformations and developments that the region and the world are witnessing, and the attendant risks, which require everyone - institutions and individuals - to cooperate and unite in order to enhance safety requirements with an enlightened thought and proactive action that focuses on a culture of prevention, the employment of smart solutions and the continuous development of human cadres and capabilities, stressing What Saudi Aramco attaches great importance to the safety and fire protection system, and is not limited to operational goals, but extends to include maintaining development gains, and contributing to laying the foundations of a prosperous national economy as part of the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, pointing to the importance of training and continuous development of the system.

Al-Jami stated that the conference in this version will focus mainly on highlighting the leading voices of regional and international experts from the civil defense forces, and specialized fire leaders, from inside and outside the Kingdom, as more than 70 speakers will participate to discuss practical challenges and present solutions adopted, in all aspects of firefighting operations. And safety, and strengthening mechanisms of joint cooperation, between government sectors and private companies, in addition to raising the level of integration, to build a sustainable and safer world for our future generations, God willing.

For its part, the International Association of Fire Chiefs stressed the importance of the conference and its high-quality technical practices and innovations in the field of firefighting, emergency response and crisis management.

After that, the Assistant Minister of Interior for Operations Affairs, the General Supervisor of Public Security, honored the participating parties. During the conference, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Civil Defense and Saudi Aramco; In order to achieve cooperation between the two sides.

In the end, His Excellency the Assistant Minister of Interior for Operations toured the corridors of the accompanying exhibition, which includes the best technologies.