ROP and PACDA help in controlling tree fire
By: Times News Service
Muscat: The Environment Authority has expressed its gratitude and thanks for efforts made by the Royal Oman Police and the Public Authority for Civil Defense and Ambulance (PACDA) for their prompt response and cooperation in dealing with a perennial Sidr tree which caught fire in the Wilayat of Al Amerat.
A statement issued online by Environment Authority said : The Environment Authority expresses its gratitude and thanks for the efforts made by the Royal Oman Police and the Public Authority for Civil Defense for their prompt response and cooperation in dealing with a burning perennial Sidr tree in the Wilayat of Al Amerat yesterday.
Ignoring safety standards major cause for fires in industrial areas
By: Times News Service
Muscat: Proper implementation of the safety standards drawn up for industrial areas is needed to prevent accidents and large-scale damage, a top official at Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) has said.
“The most important cause of fires in industrial facilities is a failure to comply with the requirements set out by the civil defence authorities,” said Brigadier Salim bin Yahya Al Hinai, Director General of Civil Defence at PACDA.
“This is seen in the form of storing sensitive materials in a random manner, constructing facilities with unstable and non-fireproof goods, lack of commitment to periodic maintenance of firefighting and detection systems, and the poor quality of electrical wiring in buildings,” he said.
Follow fire safety rules: PACDA
By: Times News Service
Muscat: The Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulances (PACDA) has urged everyone to adhere to the procedures set by the competent authorities for residential, industrial and agricultural facilities to prevent fire-related incidents.
A statement issued online by Oman News Agency said: The Public Authority for Civil Defense and Ambulance calls on everyone to follow the conditions and procedures set by the competent authorities into effect for residential, industrial and agricultural facilities to prevent the fire incidents and prevent losses.”
Brigadier General Salem bin Yahya Al Hinai, Director General of Civil Defense, confirms in a statement to Oman News Agency(ONA), that: one of the most important causes of fires in industrial facilities is a failure to comply with the requirements set by civil protection, random storage, and build buildings with unstable and non-fireproof materials and failure to adhere to the p
Fire in Bahla brought under control
By: Times News Service
Muscat: Firefighting teams have managed to put out a fire that broke out amidst agricultural waste in the wilayat of Bahla.
A statement issued online by the Public Authority for Civil Defense and Ambulance (PACDA), said: Firefighting teams at the Civil Defense and Ambulance Department in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate were able to extinguish a fire that broke out in agricultural waste in the wilayat of Bahla, without any injuries.
Fire at store in Bahla under control
By: Times News Service
Muscat: The Firefighting teams have managed to put out a fire that broke at a store in the Wilayat of Bahla.
A statement issued online by Public Authority for Civil Defense and Ambulance (PACDA), said : Firefighting teams in Al Dakhiliya Governorate were able to extinguish a fire that broke out in a store in the wilayat of Bahla , without any injuries.