Fire-safety equipment only protects you if it is maintained — and UAE Civil Defence requires it. Use this practical checklist to keep your building compliant and inspection-ready all year. (Want the complete version? See our full annual fire-safety checklist guide — every system, with frequencies.)
Monthly / quarterly quick checks
- Extinguishers in place, undamaged, gauges in the green
- Exit signs and emergency lights illuminated
- Escape routes and exits clear and unlocked
- Manual call points and detectors unobstructed
- Fire doors close fully and are not propped open
The annual checklist (by system)
- Extinguishers — serviced, refilled and pressure-tested (types & servicing)
- Fire alarm & detection — full test to NFPA 72 / EN 54 (systems)
- Sprinklers & pumps — flow and function tests to NFPA 13 / 20 (sprinklers, pumps)
- Suppression systems — clean-agent and kitchen systems checked
- Emergency & exit lighting — annual full-duration (90-minute) test (lighting)
- Fire doors & passive protection — inspected to NFPA 80; fire-stopping intact (fire doors)
- Records — certificates and logs updated for Civil Defence
Make it effortless
An Annual Maintenance Contract schedules every item above, documents it, and keeps your certificates current — so you are never scrambling before an inspection.
This is general guidance — confirm exact requirements with our team and your Civil Defence authority.
Frequently asked questions
Who can service fire systems in the UAE?
A Civil Defence-approved contractor — and the servicing must be documented for inspections.
How often do extinguishers need servicing?
Periodically through the year per the UAE Fire & Life Safety Code; an AMC schedules it automatically so nothing is missed.