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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect and preserve him, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces this evening, accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, may God protect him, and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Prime Minister, visited the General Fire Force Headquarters. Where His Highness, may God protect him, was received by His Excellency the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, and the head of the General Fire Force, Major General Talal Muhammad Al-Rumi. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect and preserve him, delivered a speech on this occasion. (The text follows:) “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, who honored the protectors of souls and the bearers of the message of rescue by preserving blessings and averting dangers. May blessings and peace be upon our Master Muhammad, and upon his family and companions of virtue. His Excellency Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. His Excellency Fire Major General Talal Muhammad Al-Rumi, Chief of the General Fire Force.. – My brothers and sons, leaders, officers and members of the General Fire Force: Peace May God’s mercy and blessings be upon you. On this blessed night of the holy month of Ramadan, we, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and the accompanying brothers, are pleased to meet with members of the General Fire Force to exchange our congratulations on the holy month and the national holidays of Kuwait, asking God Almighty to grant our dear Kuwait His blessings and security. And his care. My brothers and sons, leaders, officers, and members of the General Fire Force: We appreciate your sincere efforts in protecting lives and preserving property to ensure a safe life for society based on loyalty, giving, and the spirit of responsibility. Based on our follow-up of you during the past period, we record our praise for the continued development of the human element through the education and training system, preparing competencies capable of performing their tasks, and empowering women by providing the opportunity for bachelor’s degree holders to enroll in the first specialty officers’ course. We also appreciate Strengthening cooperation with the state’s military and security institutions, and developing partnerships with government and private agencies, especially those concerned with historical and heritage sites, in order to ensure that safety requirements are met, readiness is raised, and the highest levels of integration and response are achieved. We appreciate the steps that have been achieved in support of the leadership position of the State of Kuwait in the field of security and safety, and the receipt by His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, of the International Commander’s Medal from the International Civil Defense Organization in recognition of his role in supporting the protection system. Civil service and enhancing the state’s readiness to confront emergencies. My brothers and sons, leaders, officers and members of the General Fire Force: We affirm the state’s support for the tireless efforts of the fire force in performing its noble mission. We direct its leadership and commanders to continue the following: – Expanding the scope and spread of fire services, and keeping pace with urban expansion while continuing to develop the field and human capabilities of the force, using modern technologies in surveillance and early warning systems that achieve a proactive and preventive system to enhance public safety standards, protect lives and property, and support community security. – Raising The level of digital awareness in the force, keeping pace with technical developments, intensifying field tours to facilities and warehouses, and continuing awareness campaigns to spread the culture of prevention and safety from accidents and fires in a way that enhances readiness in emergency situations. – Strengthening external training programs and regional and international cooperation, and being informed of the latest military and technical developments, in a way that contributes to developing work and raising readiness. In conclusion, we ask God Almighty to help you perform your tasks and duties, and to protect our beloved country Kuwait from… All hate and evil. May God’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you. The Chief of the General Fire Force also delivered a speech on this occasion (the text of which follows:) “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of the country, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, may God protect him and protect him. His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince – may God protect him. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister – protect him Your Excellencies and Excellencies, distinguished attendees, may God’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you, Sir, His Highness the Emir of the country, I am honored, on my own behalf and on behalf of all members of the General Fire Force, to extend to your honorable highness the highest expressions of welcome and the most sincere expressions of loyalty and gratitude, and to express our deepest happiness and pride in your blessed Ramadan visit, which embodies your highness’s constant keenness to communicate directly. With your children in the General Fire Force. Your generous visit represents great moral support for us and reinforces in our souls the spirit of responsibility and belonging with its control and discipline and the consolidation of the concepts of readiness and adherence to orders and instructions, which reflects the honorable image of the military institutions in our dear country. Your Excellency, the General Fire Force was honored by your high directives during your generous visit last year, which included eight strategic directives that formed a starting point for the process of development and modernization. It has dealt with Your children, members of the force, accept these directives as effective royal orders and a road map for the future, so we took the initiative to translate them into executive action plans and concrete projects to be implemented in accordance with the highest professional and military standards that are worthy of your precious trust, in fulfillment of the aspirations of Your Highness aimed at developing the role of the general fire force in protecting lives and property. – The first recommendation on vigilance and preparedness: The level of alertness and preparedness among members has been raised through the introduction of response procedures and intelligent communication with all members. The force through the application of firefighting, implementing sudden summons, measuring indicators of preparations and speed of response. Operational readiness was also raised by opening 7 new fire stations in various governorates of the country, which contributes to reducing the response time and controlling various reports. In direct connection with vigilance and preparedness, the fire force quickly implemented Law No. 159 of 2025 by conducting health and medical examinations of the force’s members, starting with all commanders and senior officers, according to a time plan to include all members. – And about The second recommendation regarding field tours and preventive measures in vital and heritage places: A cooperation protocol has been signed with the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, which includes the application of preventive requirements in heritage buildings of historical value in order to preserve the nation’s heritage and resources. Special teams have also been created to intensify tours of heritage places, establish fixed points of prevention and control teams in those sites, and prepare a draft special preventive code for requirements for heritage buildings. Inspection campaigns in vital places have also been intensified. Which resulted in the registration of more than 4,800 notifications and the administrative closure of more than 2,700 establishments, which led to an increase in license applications by 32 percent, an increase over last year, which is a positive indicator of response and commitment to prevention requirements. These campaigns also resulted in a decrease in the rate of fires in stores, buildings, and construction projects from the year 2024 by more than 40 percent / which is a reflection of the role of prevention in avoiding fires and protecting the nation’s capabilities and projects. – As for the third recommendation on developing some articles of the law. Firefighting: In this context, a delegation of force representatives was sent to review the laws of counterpart agencies in developed countries. These efforts resulted in us amending some provisions of the fire force law in coordination with the relevant authorities in the country and obtaining the necessary approvals from the relevant ministries, in order to keep pace with developments and consolidate the establishment of a legal and legislative system that enhances the force’s role in providing community security, while ensuring the permissibility of reconciliation in firefighting violations, which constitutes additional revenue. For the general budget of the state. – Regarding the fourth recommendation on increasing the effectiveness of prevention services: The effectiveness of prevention services has been enhanced through the introduction of a package of modern services, foremost of which is the remote visual detection service, in addition to reducing the procedures for the documentary cycle of fire license transactions and raising the efficiency of the service while maintaining the highest safety standards from a technical standpoint so that the fire force becomes a positive partner in development and major projects in the country. – The fifth recommendation on awareness campaigns: Preventive awareness has been strengthened and the culture of safety established in society by implementing a number of awareness campaigns. And the media campaigns that targeted various segments of society, the most prominent of which were the “Back to School” campaign and the “Our Students are the Nation’s Wealth” campaign, which focused on young people and students with the aim of instilling concepts of safety and prevention from a young age and promoting safe behaviors in schools and homes in a way that contributes to preparing a conscious generation capable of protecting itself and its community and an active partner in the nation’s security and safety system. – Sixth Recommendation: Developing the force’s fleet of vehicles and equipment: We have strengthened the fleet of public firefighting vehicles by Inaugurating 100 various combat and rescue mechanisms and specialized mechanisms appropriate to geographical diversity and urban development that enhance firefighting capabilities in dealing with various fires and accidents and controlling them in accordance with the latest global capabilities. – Regarding the seventh recommendation on joint cooperation with military and civil authorities, training and human development: Joint cooperation with various military and civil authorities was strengthened by signing 6 cooperation protocols, most notably with the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army to exchange experiences and integrate operations in the field of combat, search, rescue and training. Efforts also extended. To include support and assistance to many civil authorities, including the Ministry of Works. New graduates of officers and non-commissioned officers were also sent to external courses in sisterly and friendly countries with operational field courses on combat and rescue and crisis and disaster management, in addition to intensifying internal training for approximately 50 percent of the force’s members. They were trained according to a time plan that was prepared to reach the integrated percentage. The first batch of officers for the Bachelor of Fire Technology Engineering program was also launched in cooperation with the General Authority. For applied education and training, with the participation of candidates from some countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. A course for specialist officers was also opened for women for the first time to join the fire service, in addition to many courses for specialist officers and non-commissioned officers to enhance human power. – And last but not least, with regard to the eighth recommendation regarding benefiting from modern technology: We announce before Your Highness the launch of the Lieutenant Bayan Project, which is the first artificial intelligence officer to launch the new digital and technological transformation phase, which targets members of the force and entrepreneurs. And the various segments of society. It is a unique project that includes the introduction of modern technology and artificial intelligence into the General Fire Force, and we are presenting it to Your Highness in the visual presentation. Your Highness, Sir, the men of the General Fire Force stand today on the first line of defense in the face of dangers, and they integrate with their brothers in the military authorities and support the civil authorities in the country within a single national system whose goal is to protect the security and safety of Kuwait in times of peace, crises, and emergencies. We also assure Your Highness that we will remain in the covenant that we made before you, a disciplined, ready force. Determined, she does not hesitate to perform her duty and does not deviate from her orders, and she will continue to accomplish in every field in defense of the homeland and in implementation of your high directives and to preserve the security and stability of Kuwait. We swear to remain at the highest levels of readiness, the utmost limits of discipline, and the strictest states of firmness. In conclusion, we ask the Almighty God to preserve you as a leader and an asset to Kuwait and its people and to grant your Highness the blessing of health and well-being. May God protect you. May God’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.” Then a visual presentation was presented to the first artificial intelligence officer (Lieutenant Bayan), as the phase of inaugurating the new digital and technological transformation of the General Fire Force’s projects begins. Then, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Ali Qutaym Al-Mutairi recited a poem that was well-received by the audience. (The following is its text:) (The New Testament) “In the name of God, eternal with meanings and the one poem that is worshiped and the eternal individual. We pray to you in your heavens, and we are slaves to you in the best month.” We pray to you while the fasting person prostrates. We seek refuge in you from every rebellious devil. We seek refuge in your fortresses from the eyes of envy. After the remembrance of God, the Most Powerful. Welcome, welcome to the one who is on high and a rose of peace, O elite. Is the new glory, our high wall and the crown of the country? Seeing your highness is a holiday and your handshake is a holiday and I come to you. All the rhymes are preparing to wear the most expensive clothes for you, O unique heat, and formulate them with the wording of the approved book. And how proud I am in your love and I praise you and you are the prince who is on Arise, ascend the firmness with your eyes and with the new covenant and glory in your endeavour, O Sheikh, convene my Lord, a torch of your grace, Nasser, the oppressed, help the oppressed, my Lord, iron is the property of the oppressor. Strike against the enemy and spare no effort. In our corrupt home, how many people will benefit. Spread corruption and do not reap, my Lord, what is in it for the covetous. Kuwait of the Arabs and the comfortable life of the one who is hostile to it. His life is in a liver without it, a torch like a banner for the enemy. And the one who took refuge in Hama gives good tidings to Saadi, the just and resolute, and the stubborn head who does not submit to anyone other than God. And the one on your right side does not deviate from you. The Crown Prince of the house is true to his covenant. Sabah Abu Khaled is your belt and the one who has the Emir of our country is a sword and we will rule your covenant. O may your life be long. Your people sleep and the blink of an eyelid does not walk. By your commands and with sound opinion, his kindness to your people is like a raindrop. We are the protectors of the home, and the increase increases, and by our actions, my lord. Every witness. He who died without the home is a martyr from us. Men go and renew the promise of death without the home. The day of the brave will be revealed, and the disappointed will remain. Our covenant has rested on us. We do not give up or give up. Fear does not fall in the heart of a lion. We pledge allegiance to you and give you a pledge of allegiance in loyalty, until we are equal to the grave.” And it took place during this visit. His Highness, may God protect him, presented a memorial gift on this occasion. Then His Highness, may God protect him, kindly signed the register of honor. His Highness, may God protect him, was accompanied on this visit by His Excellency the Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, His Excellency the Head of the Court of His Highness the Crown Prince, Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and senior state officials.
