General Directorate of Civil Defence achieved a unique progress in several fields, and it was a great development guided by progressive supervising of His Majesty The king to develop this humanitarian institution by supporting this it with Manpower, vehicles, equipment and high qualifications, as well as increasing Civil Defence stations all over the Kingdom. Civil defence was equipped with the modern and advanced vehicles and equipment to deal with all types of accidents that occur and require the intervention of the civil defence personnel. This is in addition to supplying with manpower and qualifying it theoretically and practically engaging in specialized courses in all areas of specialization and civil defence sciences to be able to perform its duties efficiently, professionally and in addition to the horizontal expansion in the establishment of many civil defence sites.
In addition, the Civil Defence Department has established several specialized teams in dealing with accidents of hazardous materials, forest fires, water and mountain rescue, as well as Search and Rescue Team, which, in its integrated units and providing all international requirements, was able to be the first Arab team to receive the International Classification In the fields of Search and Rescue.