Egypt's Emergency Services - Police, Fire and Ambulance (Photos and Discussion) [Archive]

egypt69

June 26th, 2009, 04:07 PM

Ambulance Service EMS

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The Ministry of Health is upgrading the nation’s ambulances, with more than 1,200 new Volkswagen T5 vehicles. Each new emergency vehicle is equipped with state-of-the-art lifesaving equipment, for a total vehicle cost of LE 500,000. The equipment includes, bocarol elec. suction,Weinmann Medumat portable automatic Ventilator,Schiller AED,aluminum First-Aid Kit,2 oxygen bottles, stretcher, spinebord, scoop-stretcher stowed underneath and folding evac-chair. The Minsirty of health will also receive six high-speed boats to serve areas in Luxor city and Qena governorate where the Nile is an easier way to transfer patients, teh Ministry will also recevie two helicopter Ambulances. The Ministry of Health has also retrained its 3000 paremedics so that that they are compatible with the new equipment. The Ministry has also started strategically stationing the ambulances in public squares to decrease response times. This has decreased the response time to 8 minutes.

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egypt69

June 26th, 2009, 10:38 PM

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egypt69

June 26th, 2009, 11:26 PM

Civil Defense - Fire Brigade

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egypt69

June 30th, 2009, 08:53 PM

Egyptian Police

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Training

Almost all commissioned officers were graduates of the Police College at Cairo with police had to complete a three-month course at the college. The Police College is a modern institution equipped with laboratory and physical-training facilities. The police force also sent some officers abroad for schooling.

The Police College offers a two-year program which includes: security administration, criminal investigation, military drills, civil defense, fire fighting, forensic medicine, communications, cryptology, first aid, sociology, anatomy, and foreign languages (French and English). Also included are: political orientation, public relations, and military subjects (such as infantry and cavalry training), marksmanship, leadership, and field exercises. Graduates receive a bachelor of police studies degree and are commissioned first lieutenants.

Advanced officer training was given at the college's Institute for Advanced Police Studies, completion of which was required for advancement beyond the rank of lieutenant colonel.

The college's three-month course for enlisted personnel is conducted in a military atmosphere but emphasizes police methods and techniques.

Equipment

The standard equipment for a constable on his beat is the baton which is generally made of wood. This is also his device for personal safety. Egyptian police officers generally do not carry fire-arms when on regular duty, however, arms are always available at police stations. These include .303 Lee Enfield rifles and SKS carbines. Some special units may also have additional automatic weapons like AK 47 Assault Rifles, MP5's and Port Said Submachine guns. Officers of and above the rank of First Lieutenant are authorised to carry a small arm, generally a 9mm Beretta M1951 Pistol.

Transport

Unlike in many other countries, the Egyptian police extensively use SUVs. The Egyptian produced Jeep vehicle used to be the most common police car in Egypt but in recent years, other similar vehicles have also come into police use. SUVs are known for their capabilities to move around in any sort of terrain. Depending upon the location, the police vehicles may have individual revolving lights (strobes) or light bars, sirens etc. An extensive modernisation drive has ensured that these vehicles are equipped with wireless sets in communication with a central control room. Traffic Police vehicles generally also have equipment like speed radars, breath analysers and emergency first aid kits.

For traffic regulation and patrolling in cities, motorcycles are also used. This is because of increasing congestion in cities where the heavier Bullets would prove to be unwieldy when compared to the nimbler handling the newer bikes were capable of. The bikes are provided with two-way radios, strobes and sirens & are generally painted white.

Some cities make use of sedans as patrol vehicles or high speed 'interceptors' on highways. Of late, the various state police forces are on a modernisation drive, upgrading and revamping their fleet with new vehicles.

Color schemes of police vehicles vary according to their location and which directorate they belong to.

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Traffic Police:

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Kia Sorento Traffic Police cruisers:

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The Tourist Police at the pramids use a type of vehicle, not used by ANY other police force in the world...CAMELS :lol: :

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They are used because they are much better suited for the terrain in the pyramids.

whizz_pat

July 3rd, 2009, 03:43 AM

Thanks for the informative posts, egypt69.

egypt69

July 3rd, 2009, 10:59 AM

^^

Thanks! I will post some police pics but i feel pretty lazy now. :)

egypt69

July 22nd, 2009, 09:55 PM

Cairo Police, Civil Defense and Ambulance respond to Khan Al Khalili Bombing (Feb 23, 2009)

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egypt69

July 25th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Cairo Civil Defense respond to appartment blaze, July 7 2009.

Very good video, check out close up footage of fireman as they arrive at 2:00:

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whizz_pat

July 27th, 2009, 04:14 AM

I have seen some nice youtube videos showing how calm and reasonable the Egyptian police are [/sarcasm].

egypt69

July 28th, 2009, 03:46 AM

lol As a force, the Egyptian police are very effective. But when placed in the wrong hands (i.e ordered to torture goverment oppositions) things get ugly. Hoever the torture which is ordered by the govt, wont be conducted by tourist police or traffic police for example as they arent involved in these types of incidents unlike the general police. And the general police when not ordered to toruture are pretty strong.

whizz_pat

July 28th, 2009, 10:31 AM

What do you mean by this:

And the general police when not ordered to toruture are pretty strong.

egypt69

July 28th, 2009, 01:06 PM

In Egypt there are many different branches of police. There is traffic police, tourist and antiquities police, an the general police (just known as the police). The traffic police is responsible for enforcing traffic laws, the tourism and antiquities police are based on all tourist sites and museums and protect them. The police are responsible for public law enforfcement.

What I meant is that, the 'general' police are strong and good. BUT they are at the service of the regime. Yes they keep calm and order but sometimes they are ordered against their will to arrest govrernment oppositions and torture them. Most of the time they dont want to, but if they refuse the regime will fire them.

whizz_pat

July 30th, 2009, 11:33 PM

So the police are brutal when ordered.

I realise that is not the fault of the individual cops, but it is the fault of the police management. In either case, changes are obviously needed.

egypt69

July 31st, 2009, 04:04 AM

Absolutely

egypt69

August 5th, 2009, 01:19 PM

Cairo Civil Defense respond to a Bus on Fire :nuts: in Dokki, Cairo. Cairo Civil Defense units arrived on scene within 6 minutes of receiving the call, and had the blaze controlled with 15 mins of receiving the call.

Very detailed video, may look bad in beginning but fast forward a bit and you'll see live footage right next to the bus and right next to firemen.

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egypt69

August 11th, 2009, 07:20 PM

An unidentified injured Serbian tourist is is moved from an ambulance by paramedics into a hospital in Hurghada, Egypt, Thursday, July 16, 2009. An Egyptian police official says a tour bus carrying mostly Serbians has crashed into a truck on the way to Egypt's Red Sea coast, killing 12 people, including nine tourists. (AP Photo/Ibrahim el-Shazly)

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egypt69

September 12th, 2009, 06:17 PM

New Volkswagen Crafter Ambulance for Egypt:

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I was surprised when I saw these new ambulances, the orange ones were still brand new and arrived just 8 months ago. So I went up to the paramedics and asked them, and they told me that the yellow Volkswagen Crafter ones are handy for big crashes or disasters happen, because they carry more patients than the orange ones. But he told me that just because theres a crash it doesnt mean that the orange ones wont go, he said dispatch always selects the nearest available ambulance (wheather its yellow or orange.)

Ambulance Stations dotted regualry on the Wadi El Natroun & North Coast Highways:

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I had a personal experience with the Ambulance service last month, and a good one at that. I was with my uncle and we went to check up on his house under construction just outside of Cairo, when one of the construction workers (who was diabetic) suddenly collapsed. We ran up to him, and he would not respond. We quickly dialed 123 (ambulance number), gave our name location and whats wrong. I knew first aid, so I quickly checked his pulse, thank god there was one. We moved him into the shade and applied a cool wet towel on his forehead, and cleared his airway. But soon enough we heard a faint siren getting closer and closer and blue lights appeared in the distancethe ambulance had arrived within 3 minutes of our phonecall!! And I found the shining yellow ambulance outside the front garden. The paramedics quickly got out brought the stretcher and a kit, they checked his vitals put him on the stretcher and quickly moved him into the ambulance, where I saw them place an oxygen mask on him. The patient's brother was already at the house before he collapsed and he accompanied him to the hospital in the ambulance. He later told us that they arived at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in 15 minutes, and his brother was now recovering. I was very impressed!

egypt69

October 16th, 2009, 05:28 AM

Emergency Medical Service Call Center Ambulance Project

The Emergency Medical Service Call Center Ambulance Project, a joint effort between MCIT (Ministry of Communication and Information Technology) and the Ministry of Health and Population, was established to develop the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system in the Greater Cairo area, which covers the Cairo, Giza and Qalioubiya governorates.

The project will provide the Egyptian Ambulance Services Authority with a computerized ambulance dispatch system for the target area, and improve the speed and efficiency of service through:

- Optimization of control center processes: digital recording of incoming emergency calls and use of a database system will reduce call response time and facilitate provision of information to ambulance crews before they arrive at the scene of emergency
- Redistribution of ambulance medical units to provide more even coverage
- Adoption of relevant technology: Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications will facilitate control centers’ management and monitoring of the ambulance fleet.

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:banana::banana: Finally, our Ambulance service is equivalent to that of first world countires. They got the new ambulances, the new crew and this was the only thing needed. Beofre this, a telephone agent would receive the call, transfer it to a dispatcher, the dispatcher would then figure out which is the closest ambulance using a map, and contact them via a 2-way radio.

NOW, the call will be received in one control room. Where there will be huge screen with a digital map showing the positions of all the ambulances using the GPS, AVL, and GIS technology. The computer will autmoatcally find the closest one for dispatch, and the dispatcher will contact the ambulance through the radio, and be able to give all the information to the ambulance crews automatically, electronically.

This can reduce response time by a good 5 mins, enough to save someone's life.

AmrZaki

November 30th, 2009, 05:52 PM

i had read on the newspapers that paramedic services and hospitals are now allowed to have helicopters and that they're in the process of purchasing some. is that true?

xAbd0o

November 30th, 2009, 06:03 PM

yep that is true and we only need them to have a good emergency system like first world countries as egypt69 said, but the most important thing to have good qualified people working people who actually graduated from university to go to these jobs.

BTW amr if you go up to egypt69 2nd post i think it will talk about the helicopters.
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EIDT:

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They not only saving peoples life but saving the environment too, they are environmently friendly I am glad to see that. unless I am wrong.

Drifter__

December 1st, 2009, 12:31 AM

xAbd0o

December 1st, 2009, 01:01 AM

Drifter__

December 1st, 2009, 03:58 AM

well if you looked at the vehicle it self, it shows that it's an electro-vehicle, that mean no coal/crude oil burnt no waste so that is environmental friendly. you know think about it, that is one step to green cairo.

Naah, this is not an electric-vehicle. I don't think there are even electric ambulance's in the world. VW haven't produced any electric/hybrid vehicles yet. And come on...Egypt? I think Egypt is the last country where there will be electric vehicles.... :lol:

I saw those vehicles last summer, they have the (old) TDI engines ;)

The cable you see is maybe for charging the equipment or to keep power on the car to show it to possible customers.

egypt69

December 1st, 2009, 04:29 AM

Yeah, the ambulance itself isn't an electric one, it runs on fuel, the electric cable was probably some of the medical equipment being charged.

xAbd0o

December 1st, 2009, 08:19 PM

WUT! SHAME *facepalm* that sucks :P but hey at least they improving :D

Drifter__

December 1st, 2009, 10:40 PM

WUT! SHAME *facepalm* that sucks :P but hey at least they improving :D

Yeah :lol:

egypt69

March 19th, 2010, 09:20 PM

Fire in Farahat Restaurant, Cairo.

A blaze erupted in Faraht Restaurant Cairo, with flames reaching several metres high.

Cairo Civil Defense Units (Fire Dept.) rushed to the scene of the blaze, and arrived withing minutes, a second pumper was called for assisstance.

The Blaze was quickly controlled, and no casualties were reported

Great footage, up and close to the Firemen bravely fighting the blaze from just metres away (In Video, first Firemen arrive at 1:20 :

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Overall, a quick and efficient respons by Cairo's finest. Hats off to them.

xAbd0o

March 19th, 2010, 10:16 PM

nice respond. could be quicker I mean was this video take straight away from calling them??

but still you don't see that speed is most African countries if not any.

the_egyptian

March 19th, 2010, 10:21 PM

I agree. Quick response is the most important thing in ambulance and fire fighting. :)

egypt69

March 19th, 2010, 11:23 PM

In this case, the response was quick.

Im hoping to do some volunteer firefighting here in Canada before and/or during Uni :happy:

egypt69

April 3rd, 2010, 03:41 AM

All pics courtesy of ms4d - Flickr.

New Volkswagen Crafter, Special Blood Transporter vehicle, photos taken infront of Mansoura University:

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Ambulance Station, New Damietta City:

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Egypt, Volkswagen Crafter Ambulance:

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Fire Department, Luxor:

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Ford SUV, Tourism Police, Luxor:

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Luxor Police:

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Police Booth, Alexandria:

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Egyptian Skoda Police Vehicle:

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Cairo Airport Fire Station:

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Firefighters from the Dahab Fire Department:

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Luxor Police:

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New Iveco Anti-Riot police vehicle:

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xAbd0o

April 3rd, 2010, 05:25 PM

New.

I wonder why the sign is not readable here

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egypt69

April 3rd, 2010, 06:06 PM

Don't you see that on nearly all Emergency Cars?? They have them in the UK im sure.

Anyways, its written inverted, so that when the Emergency Vehicle is coming up behind other cars, when those cars look in the rear view mirrior, the word "POLICE" appears as normal.

xAbd0o

April 3rd, 2010, 06:07 PM

LOL ic.

whizz_pat

April 4th, 2010, 02:53 PM

Great updates egypt69. One thing though, the last pic you say "New Iveco Anti-Riot police vehicle", but it is dated Feb 2006 :)

egypt69

April 4th, 2010, 07:52 PM

Oh, right never noticed that :lol:

Anyways, thats what it said on the guy's flickr account. Sometimes when the Camera date is wrong, it puts the wrong date on the pics, maybe thats what happened?

eskandarany

April 9th, 2010, 01:52 AM

The initial reportage is in egypt, i have huge respect for the firefighters in egypt bc they are truly honest and committed people. I wish the whole country had the same facilities as the cities!
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egypt69

April 9th, 2010, 03:02 AM

AMAZING VIDEO, I am so proud of our firefighters :applause:

egypt69

May 18th, 2010, 06:28 AM

Alexandria Civil Defense respond to a fire in a Clothes shop on Foad Street infront of Omar Amir Cinema. The Blaze was ripping through the top floor but firfighters arrived and extinguished the blaze before it spread:

Fastforward the video to 2:20, thats when the Fire Truck comes rushing in.

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eskandarany

May 21st, 2010, 03:11 AM

ربنا يستر علينا
mashallah they come quickly in alex usually, but where are the health and safety regulations? one of many broken parts of the system which cannot even fix itself :bash:

egypt69

May 21st, 2010, 03:33 AM

Which health & safety regulations are you talking about?

egypt69

October 11th, 2010, 07:26 AM

Cairo Fire Department Station, Downtown:

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Cairo Fire Department Quad, used for easy access in places like the narrow passages of Khan El Khalili market:

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Cairo Fire Departpment Engine standing by:

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Cairo Fire Department in Action:

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egypt69

November 7th, 2010, 07:58 AM

Here are a collection of Photos and videos I took this summer.

All pics taken by me, and are copyright. Please ask for permission before using them somewhere else.

I'll start with a big surprise. A BMW X3 Police Cruiser, spotted on Mersa Matrouh - Alexandria highway, in front of Marina:

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At first, I was angry that we have 40% of our population living on $2 day, and our government was spending money on BMW X3 police cruisers, but then I learned that these were the last year stock, X3 Models of BMW's dealership in Egypt, and since they were getting rid of them anyway, they offered it to the Police Force for a reduced price.

Renault Megane Police Cruiser:

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Skoda Octavia Police Cruiser in Heliopolis:

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Kia Sorento Police Cruiser, and Toyota Pick-up police cruiser attending an incident in an underpass:

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Chevrolet Captiva Police Cruiser:

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egypt69

November 7th, 2010, 08:12 AM

Continuing from the previous post.

Here are 2 videos I took of Volkswagen T5 Ambulances responding in Alexandria:

This one taken at 1:30 AM on the Corniche, but still caught up in traffic

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This one taken in front of the Bibliotheca Alexandria, no traffic, Ambulance passes by like a bullet:

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The next big surprise ( a good one) was when I spotted a Quick-Response Paramedic Mercedes A Class of the Egyptian Ambulance Service.

Quick-Response vehicles are usually small cars, much smaller than the conventional ambulance, which can transport a Paramedic and limited equipment, usually much quicker than a normal Ambulance. This is handy for when the Quick-Response vehicle needs to overcome traffic, or in incidents like Heart Attacks where every minute is critical.

Quick-Response vehicles are very common in Europe. For example, here's the London Ambulance Service's quick response vehicle: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4636254301_20826849de.jpg

Our Egyptian Quick Response Vehicle looks beautiful, Mercedes A Class. Very happy to see the Quick Response Vehicles being used in Egypt :cheers:

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http://lh3.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7dwtp0WI/AAAAAAAAAgs/jGT_hCX2_bw/s912/P7310089.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7g7lTPLI/AAAAAAAAAg4/91yQmfTJycI/s912/P7310118.JPG

Ambulance Station on Mersa Matruh-Alexandria Highway, just after Marina - Gate 5, with 2 shiny Volkswagen Crafter Ambulances and Mercedes A Class quick response vehicle:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7ZPPH6zI/AAAAAAAAAgY/jAz49f6JUuA/s1280/IMG_1651.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7YUmo6cI/AAAAAAAAAgU/IP5rNNKHD3o/s1280/IMG_1650.JPG

Volkswagen Crafter Ambulance just outside of Cairo:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7cw5Kk3I/AAAAAAAAAgo/fmul34GFAWg/s912/P7190068.JPG

Volkswagen Crafter Ambulance on Alexandria Corniche:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7XV3Zm2I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/TZknDSINZWo/s1280/IMG_1581.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7W9UIKaI/AAAAAAAAAgM/AxembGu4E08/s1280/IMG_1580.JPG

Volkswagen T5 Ambulance in Midan Libnan, Cairo:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7bzFGmCI/AAAAAAAAAgk/ES9eMEE5zSs/s912/P7190031.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7m2rSnVI/AAAAAAAAAhU/wcVMmZzZbmI/s912/P8120534.JPG

Volkswagen T5 Ambulance just outside of Cairo:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TNY7n2rkjBI/AAAAAAAAAhY/CAXa5amiXsM/s912/P8120539.JPG

UAE_isthebest

November 7th, 2010, 09:36 PM

Nice cars! Looks like they are upgrading their emergency services fleet. It's weird that they have estate cars for police services. Does Egypt have Emergency helicopters for police and ambulance?

egypt69

November 7th, 2010, 10:49 PM

Nice cars! Looks like they are upgrading their emergency services fleet. It's weird that they have estate cars for police services. Does Egypt have Emergency helicopters for police and ambulance?

Yeah, there's been a great improvement in recent years in the quality of Emergency Services vehicles.

And I'm not sure about the police, but I know there were plans for Ambulance Helicopters some time ago.

xAbd0o

November 9th, 2010, 12:09 PM

Okey for some reason non of these photos seems to appear to me :ohno:

egypt69

November 9th, 2010, 06:32 PM

That's weird. How about the Videos?

Its showing for everyone else, try a different browser?

Montrealers

November 11th, 2010, 06:31 PM

Great improvement maybe, but not all the mohafzat have these cars, like, Port-Fouad my parents town do not have such luxury, they have the oldest car because they don't have the necessary budget for such spending.

Drifter__

November 12th, 2010, 06:45 PM

Yeah, there's been a great improvement in recent years in the quality of Emergency Services vehicles.

Indeed, good improvements! Nice pictures by the way!

Also more and more radars on highways...(shit :lol: ), got fined last summer on the Alex-Cairo desert road..exceeding the speedlimit with 75(km/h)... heeheh oops :lol:, did cost me 150 gineeehh :D

Montrealers

November 12th, 2010, 06:50 PM

Indeed, good improvements! Nice pictures by the way!

Also more and more radars on highways...(shit :lol: ), got fined last summer on the Alex-Cairo desert road..exceeding the speedlimit with 75(km/h)... heeheh oops :lol:, did cost me 150 gineeehh :D

Wait, Radar in Egypt highway? Ya gamalo ya gamalo! Egypt is getting modern :banana:

Drifter__

November 12th, 2010, 07:48 PM

Yes! On the Me7war(Cairo<>6th October) there are several radars, also on the Da-iri(Cairo ring road). :)

http://www.ahram.org.eg/Archive/2009/2/23/44639_43m.jpg

egypt69

November 12th, 2010, 07:56 PM

Yeah, they added lots of image capturing radars this summer. What happens is, it takes a photo of your licence plate, and when you come to renew your licence, that's when you pay up all the fines.

Drifter__

November 12th, 2010, 08:36 PM

Yeah, they added lots of image capturing radars this summer. What happens is, it takes a photo of your licence plate, and when you come to renew your licence, that's when you pay up all the fines.

I was doing 100(km/h) on the me7war, when i saw a flash in my backmirror..oops..max is 90 there. But we had Customs Plate(Gomrok), wondering what will happen... :lol:

egypt69

November 12th, 2010, 08:39 PM

I don't know what happens in that case then :lol:

egypt69

November 12th, 2010, 08:53 PM

Here are some pictures I took of a News Paper article which appeared in August 2010, about the new radars on the Ring Road:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TN2Mfqzx1iI/AAAAAAAAAh8/GAkSZCLFsho/s720/P8080508.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TN2Mgg_iDMI/AAAAAAAAAiA/wDQCuZOLNZk/s912/P8080510.JPG

And this is the information that is processed on the computer when the Photo is captured:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TN2MhXwILhI/AAAAAAAAAiE/4nwyt0FeiQU/s912/P8080512.JPG

egypt69

November 13th, 2010, 06:57 AM

Ofcourse, there are ways to get around the radar.

Here's me using the iPhone App called "Trapster" to locate where the radars where on the Cairo-Alexandria Highway :laugh: :

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TN4Y9vtkjXI/AAAAAAAAAjs/CrQ82twAGbs/s912/P7190073.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_aElKWVn1ISw/TN4Y_6gqvyI/AAAAAAAAAj4/P2HeWBg4oq0/s720/P7190075.JPG

Montrealers

November 13th, 2010, 11:08 PM

Is there gps system in Egypt?

xAbd0o

November 14th, 2010, 12:23 AM

ofc,

the thing is about this is that Now we introduce them in Egypt while here in the UK it's an old thing now they thinking about introducing.

New speed camera can catch drivers committing five offences at once (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/02/speed-camera-five-offences)

so in few years we still going to be Backward.

mostafa medhat

November 25th, 2010, 10:17 PM

These are pictures from the police raid that was carried out on one of egypts most notoriuos drug dealers, the movie Al Jazeera was based on this story.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/88/22181023.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8876/39204482.jpg
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2231/42625657.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7594/111vi.jpg

egypt69

November 25th, 2010, 11:32 PM

Nice pics! Where did you get them from?

Also welcome to the forums mostafa medhat :)

mostafa medhat

November 26th, 2010, 12:51 PM

thanks, just google "عزبة النخيلة"and u will find alot of forums with alot more pictures posted

mostafa medhat

November 26th, 2010, 01:47 PM

egypt69

November 26th, 2010, 11:06 PM

This is a two part video on youtube re-enacting police events in which officers were killed. Its is an official video by the ministry of interior.

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6neR8b5U2c

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-yWk-njVY

Great videos!

I embedded them for you, here:

q6neR8b5U2c

This one also mentions stories of fallen firefighters:

TW-yWk-njVY

Very touching stories indeed...

egypt69

December 6th, 2010, 06:42 AM

Nile Ambulance circumvents traffic and saves lives in Upper Egypt

The sight of an ambulance navigating the unbearably congested streets of Cairo, strangled between cars while carrying a patient struggling with time, has become part of the daily lives of most Egyptians.

Authorities, however, are implementing efforts to solve this problem all over Egypt. While ambulances in Cairo still face the daily challenge of reaching hospitals before it's too late, ambulances in Upper Egypt's two main cities, Luxor and Aswan, are taking a different route to their destination: the Nile.

The Nile Ambulance is a nationwide new project that began in the historical city of Luxor last year, where a number of boats were built to host all the necessary tools to save lives. The vessels were then released into the Nile to escort patients to hospitals.

“After the huge success of the project in Luxor, we decided to move it to the next level and took it to Aswan,” said Peter Matta, managing director of ICA Engineering, the company that provides this healthcare transportation system. “We started the second phase earlier in November, and we are planning on moving to the next city in couple of months as well.”

ICA has provided healthcare tools and training since 1979. The firm partners with a boat-building company. ICA then furnishes the aquatic ambulances with the necessary medical equipment.

“It is part of our company’s work to supply the Health Ministry of ambulances, Intensive Care Units (ICU) and train their paramedics on these tools,” said Matta. “This project has been on the agenda for the last three ministers of health, but it finally saw the light after the current minister, Dr. Hatyem al-Gabaly, dedicated a budget for renewing the ambulance fleet.”

“This way, the ministry of health has control over the land, the water and the air, through their helicopters.”

Dr. Nasser Rasmy, chairman of the board of the Egyptian Ambulance Authority, pointed out that opening this new phase in Aswan is “a milestone in our national emergency river transport project.” According to Rasmy, the transportation service has already been tied up with the emergency number in Egypt (123). Plans to go nationwide with the project, he says, are in effect.

“The success of this project has been greatly supported by the 999 Helwan Military Production Factory," said engineer Nabil Farid, who is also the managing director of WavesMaster, the local manufacturer of custom-made fiberglass boats. "The boats are tailored to be faster than regular boats. Seven and a half meter speedboats are made of fiberglass and can comfortably ferry three persons. Eleven meter speedboats, with the capacity to ferry ten persons, are also in the pipeline to provide emergency support in case of disasters.”

Rasmy adds that the project will also help tourism in Luxor and Aswan, as it provides better healthcare services to the tourists visiting the area.

“Moving the patients from the Nile cruises and the different islands in the Nile would be much easier this way, and with better results and equipments in the boats.“ ICA's Matta explained. “Saving those in stress is going an easier affair through these boats.”

“I believe we are heading to Cairo in half a year,” Matta said. “I think that this project is extremely helpful, because everyone is satisfied with its results so far. It is much easier to transport a patient from one side of the river to the other by boat rather than using the bridge.”

http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/nile-ambulance-circumvents-traffic-and-saves-lives-upper-egypt

Nile Ambulance:

http://www.egyptindependent.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/highslide_full/photo/2010/12/02/2422/img_1679.jpg.crop_display.jpg

The Paramedics and the Nile Ambulance Docking station:

http://www.egyptindependent.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/highslide_full/photo/2010/12/02/2422/img_3579.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Inside:

http://www.egyptindependent.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/highslide_full/photo/2010/12/02/2422/img_3570.jpg.crop_display.jpg

I love this :banana: Great idea, and I hope it spreads to other areas of Egypt :cheers:

UAE_isthebest

December 7th, 2010, 10:45 PM

wow! That's a great idea! :D

Drifter__

December 10th, 2010, 12:01 AM

Great idea!

Many people said it before, to reduce traffic on the roads, make more use of the Nile. For example public transport on the Nile :

mostafa medhat

February 22nd, 2011, 03:38 PM

These are probably army forces but i'll put them here anyways.
http://www3.0zz0.com/2011/02/07/15/853320134.jpg

http://www3.0zz0.com/2011/02/07/15/139419982.jpg

xAbd0o

February 22nd, 2011, 03:42 PM

You seem to be new, Welcome anyway.

this is the thread you are looking for :)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=888144

nice pictures though :D

mostafa medhat

February 22nd, 2011, 03:43 PM

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181718_10150387309405514_707260513_17424586_7204777_n.jpg

egypt69

February 22nd, 2011, 10:53 PM

They're not military. That's Task Force 777. That's Egypt's most elite SWAT-like Agency.

xAbd0o

February 22nd, 2011, 11:02 PM

Wtf is that? Is there a wiki page about that? I want to read more! Sounds like cool spy stuff :lol:

egypt69

February 22nd, 2011, 11:09 PM

Force 777 is based near Cairo with a fleet of Mi-8 and Westland command helicopters ready for immediate deployment 24 hours a day. They have recieved training from the American SFOD-Delta and SEAL Team 6 units (Before ST 6 was shut down ) as well as from France's GIGN and possibly Germany's GSG-9.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_777

http://shadowspear.com/egypt-special-operations/unit-777.html

:)

xAbd0o

February 22nd, 2011, 11:18 PM

:rofl: that sounds cool. More like 007 :lol:

egypt69

February 22nd, 2011, 11:23 PM

:tongue2:

But the first time I see them called publicly in mt life, was when they were dispatched to protect the Egyptian Museum during the protests.

Azmat

February 23rd, 2011, 01:45 AM

I want to be like on of those guys. :D

xAbd0o

February 23rd, 2011, 03:03 PM

Same :D
But looking at there wiki page tare5hom 2swed. I can't see what mission they did that worked?

They're also related to the military. Maybe when we grow ya azmat we a biz together like that. The gov, police or even the military ask us and we send teams to work :D sounds cool. Also in egypt when the private sector cooperate with the gov it really makes magic happen :)

Anyway that's dreaming too much. I found that we have two other similar groups like TTF 777. In Egypt.

Azmat

February 23rd, 2011, 03:19 PM

xAbd0o

February 23rd, 2011, 03:40 PM

Yea, I bet they used to be trained by monkeys. :lol:

When I move to Egypt we can start operating there (ESA). :D

:lol::lol: I KNOW!!! but we need to change what ESA Stand for people will get us wrong :D

BTW if you read in wikipedia. they went to the airport in Cyprus and the authority forgot to inform them that TTF 777 is coming and so when they went they just opened fire on them.

I mean really? they can fail that easy? forget about the stupid mistake of forgetting. those suppose to be special unites they go like that with no anti-bullet shielding? really?

Azmat

February 23rd, 2011, 03:47 PM

Who does that? I mean how can someone forgot that? :cripes:

xAbd0o

February 23rd, 2011, 03:57 PM

I know that's why our country desperately needs us :D forget about those Egyptians who live in Canada they're worthless :)

Azmat

February 23rd, 2011, 04:00 PM

I know that's why our country desperately needs us :D forget about those Egyptians who live in Canada they're worthless :)

Yeah, they're probably sleeping right now... Tss... North Americans (please don't ban me)...

xAbd0o

February 23rd, 2011, 04:02 PM

okay we ruined the thread, but one thing ... they're cruel too :D

Azmat

February 23rd, 2011, 04:04 PM

:yes:

Okay, back to topic. :D

mostafa medhat

February 25th, 2011, 05:12 AM

It appears they are from the saaqa (thunderbolt) force as shown by the insignia on thier arm. (see below)

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184161_10150114768002745_733152744_6488065_5192876_n.jpg

http://dc16.arabsh.com/i/02704/o8i7upa38o4x.jpg

http://www.9ower.com/uploads/9ower.com235d12982260251.jpg

http://www.9ower.com/uploads/9ower.com235d12982260252.jpg

xAbd0o

July 5th, 2011, 05:36 PM

while we're at it,

الإسعاف الطائر في مصر‏..‏بالمجان
دخلت مصر عصر الإسعاف الطائر بعد وصول أول طائرة هليوكوبتر إلي مصر والتي ستبدأ أعمالها بعد‏6‏ أشهر من التدريب والاختبار كخطوة أولي ضمن منظومة متكاملة للإسعاف الجوي‏

حيث ستصل مصر خلال شهر طائرة ثابتة. وأوضح الدكتور ناصررسمي مساعد وزير الصحة ورئيس هيئة الإسعاف المصرية في تصريح خاص للأهرام ان هناك تعاونا كبيرا بين وزارة الصحة والقوات الجوية المصرية وإدارة البحث والإنقاذ التي سوف تقوم بإدارة وتشغيل طائرات الاسعاف الجوي, مشيرا إلي ان الطائرة مجهزة علي أعلي مستوي. وأضاف ان هناك طائرتين نفاثتين اخريين للإسعاف بالتعاون مع شركة سمارت لاستكمال منظومة الاسعاف الجوي مؤكدا ان خدمات الهليوكوبتر سوف تبدأ داخل مصر أما النفاثات فهي داخل وخارج مصر. وأوضح ان نظام الإسعاف الجوي يطبق عليه نظم نداء الاسعاف العامة بحيث ينقسم الي حوادث وكوارث أو طوارئ وبنص القرار الجمهوري فتلك التغطية تكون مجانا سواء تم تقديمها من خلال سيارات الإسعاف أو الإسعاف الجوي فإذا وقع حادث علي طريق سريع وكانت الحالة تستدعي نقله بالطائرة فسوف يتم ذلك بالمجان والقرار في ذلك يعود الي الطبيب الموجود في مكان الحادث. واضاف انه تم ايضا الانتهاء من وضع نظام التتبع الآلي لسيارات الاسعاف وسوف يتم تطبيقه بداية علي100 سيارة إسعاف داخل محافظة6 أكتوبر وذلك مع بداية الأعياد السنوية بانتصار اكتوبر من خلال القرية الذكية علي ان يتم تطبيق ذلك التتبع الآلي في القاهرة الكبري بنهاية هذا العام ليشمل1200 سيارة مشيرا الي ان هناك اكبر غرفة تحكم في الشرق الاوسط سوف يضمها مبني الاسعاف الرئيسي بمدينة6 اكتوبر بجوار مدينة الانتاج الاعلامي وبالفعل تم الانتهاء من رسومات المبني الرئيسي علي ان ينتهي قبل عيد الاسعاف في العام المقبل22 يوليو.
http://www.ahram.org.eg/279/2010/09/04/25/37206.aspx

:rofl::rofl:

Alright so be happy guys, if you ever had an accident and you saw a helicopter don't worry because it's going to be COMPLETELY FREE! :lol::lol: ohh the irony in Mubarak's era :D

Also do we have such thing as " عيد الاسعاف" WTH???

xAbd0o

July 5th, 2011, 05:46 PM

now forget about news from mubarak's era here is a recent article.

وزير الصحة:بدء تتبع الإسعاف بالأقمار الصناعية من يوليو القادم لإنقاذ مرضى جلطات القلب
أكد الدكتور أشرف حاتم وزير الصحة والسكان فى تصريح للدستور الأصلي أن مشروع التتبع GPS الذى يتم تجريبه حاليا من خلال 10 سيارات إسعاف سيبدأ العمل به بدءا من أول يوليو القادم، الأمر الذى يساعد على دعم مشروع "دعامة الحياة" الذى تتبناه الجمعية المصرية لأمراض القلب برعاية وزارة الصحة والذى يهدف لإنقاذ مرضى جلطات القلب فى الساعات الأولى من الإصابة.

وأضاف حاتم -على هامش المؤتمر العاشر للجمعية المصرية لأمراض القلب الذي عقد أمس الجمعة- أن مشروع التتبع سيبدأ فى القاهرة الكبرى ثم ينتقل الى باقى محافظات الجمهورية.

وقال حاتم أن الوزارة تعمل على دعم المشروع بهدف حصول مريض جلطات القلب على العلاج فى الدقائق الأولى.

من جانبه، أعلن الدكتور محمد صبحى رئيس الجمعية المصرية لمرضى القلب أن مشروع دعامة الحياة الذى يستمر لثلاث سنوات سيبدأ فى القاهرة والأسكندرية ثم يتوسع لينتقل فى باقى المحافظات ووقع الاختيار على مستشفيات القصر العينى والدمرداش والمعهد القومى للقلب ومستشفى معهد ناصر بالقاهرة لتنفيذ المشروع فى حين تم اختيار مستشفيات الشرق للتأمين وجمال عبد الناصر وطب الإسكندرية.

وأكد صبحى أن 60 % من مرضى الجلاطات فى مصر لا يحصلون على العلاج فى الوقت المناسب وهدفنا هو علاج 600 مواطن من كل مليون بطريقة صحيحة كما نهدف الى زيادة نسبة متلقى علاج الجلطات فى الساعة الأولى من 8 % الى 15 %.

وقال صبحى أن هناك أزمة حقيقية فى مصر حيث أن جلطات القلب تصيب المصريين أقل 10 سنوات عن باقى دول العالم وبالتالى الشباب عرضة للإصابة بجلطات القلب بسبب الضغوط النفسية ونمط الحياة المصرية .
http://www.dostor.org/society-and-people/variety/11/june/11/44795

Montrealers

July 5th, 2011, 06:44 PM

egypt69

July 5th, 2011, 07:04 PM

:applause:

eskandarany

September 4th, 2012, 03:00 AM

CCTV network as viewed from Alexandria's Police HQ
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eskandarany

September 4th, 2012, 03:54 AM

Something we haven't seen before :D
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xAbd0o

September 4th, 2012, 12:44 PM

^^ :lol::lol:

CCTV network as viewed from Alexandria's Police HQ
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http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1146493

:cheers2: Good to see how it looks like I hope they cover Alexandria Square-Square :D

Azmat

September 4th, 2012, 04:49 PM

Something we haven't seen before :D
DdBqtTv7uoc

LOL, everyone is equal before the law. :lol:

eskandarany

September 8th, 2012, 05:24 AM

انطلاق أول حملة تطهيرية لبحيرة المنزلة في تاريخ وزارة الداخلية بحضور الوزير ومشاركة مديريات أمن بورسعيد ودمياط والدقهلية
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future_architect96

October 17th, 2012, 09:16 PM

Interior ministry to install cameras in Cairo to detect sexual harassment
http://english.ahram.org.eg/Media/News/2012/10/17/2012-634860891457216499-721.jpg
The Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday that surveillance cameras will be installed in streets and squares in Cairo to detect incidents of sexual harassment.
This step is to catch the harassers and display their photos on public television and the Internet, explained a ministry representative.

This statement came after the National Women Council started a national campaign, "Patrols Against Sexual Harassment," in August 2012 to combat sexual harassment in Cairo, specifically during Eid. This decision is to fight the wide-spread harassment increase.

The council addressed the Ministry of Endowments and the Coptic Church to include this subject in Friday prayer sermons and Sunday church services, especially before the Eid El-Adha.

The National Women Council also conducted a workshop with representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Endowments and Coptic Church to discuss ways to stop this problem.

Sexual harassment has been dramatically on the rise in Egypt in the past few years. With crowded streets, sexual harassment peaks during public holidays.

2006 marked the notorious incident of harassment when several women were brutally harassed and stripped of their clothes by a mob during Eid El-Fitr celebrations in downtown Cairo. The event played a major role in bringing the issue of harassment in Egypt to light.

According to a survey issued in 2008 by the Egyptian Centre for Women Rights, 83 per cent of women in Egypt and 98 per cent of foreign women have been exposed to sexual harassment at least once. : Cheers:
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