Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan, the chief of Dubai Police, yesterday chaired a meeting of Dubai's newly established crisis and disaster management department.
Those attending reviewed Dubai's strategy in dealing with "contingencies and critical situations", according to a Dubai Police spokesman.
In 2006, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued a decree establishing a department that would devise contingency plans and drills to ensure authorities were well-coordinated and prepared to deal with any disaster.
