Burj Khalifa Fire Control

Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this tower was initially named Burj Dubai. The
building was proposed in 2003, but construction work began in 2004 and was completed in
2010.
Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world with 163 floors above ground and only one floor
below ground and an architectural height of 828 meters. It is three times taller than the Eiffel
Tower and twice taller than the Empire State Building.
And do you know why Burj Khalifa was built?
Dubai was mostly famous for its oil industry. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, constitutional
monarch of Dubai, wanted to change its image and turn it into a tourist-friendly place with
something that would give a new symbol to the city.
Building Safety Features
The building includes life safety features that exceed minimum code requirements and are
intended to assist building personnel in implementing an appropriate crisis response.
The basic strategy for the Burj Khalifa is to automatically notify occupants of the fire alarm
compartment and adjacent compartments through the emergency voice communication
system. The Burj Khalifa also has an “Automated Building System” that consists of LCD panels
that display detailed information about the emergency to certain groups of building occupants.
These panels are located in key locations, such as individual housing units and shelter areas.
As with many high-rise structures, the tower employs the defense-in-place strategy for
localized events, which consists of instructing occupants located far from the fire area to
remain in place, while those located in Those in the vicinity of the fire are instructed to descend
the stairs to the nearest refuge area and await further instructions from trained personnel or
issued through the “automated building system” panels. The refuge areas are separated from
the rest of the building by a 2-hour fire-resistant construction, and are pressurized in order to
minimize smoke migration within the compartment.
While the tower design is based on the defense-in-place strategy, there is the possibility that a
staged event would require a complete evacuation of the building. To assist in the evacuation
of occupants, specially designed elevators simulate a “lifeboat evacuation” mode, allowing fire
brigade personnel or trained personnel to transport occupants from the upper areas of the
tower to specifically assigned discharge levels. These safety elevators are 10 in total with a
capacity of 5 tons, they have the property of remaining fully operational using primary or
emergency energy. In case of fire there are also safety rooms, located every 25 floors and
equipped with pressurized air.
Of fundamental importance to the development of a crisis response management team has
been the identification of those aspects that could affect the way in which the crisis response
team will act in response to crisis incidents in the building. These aspects include:
1. Identify the different levels of crisis
2. Crisis response teams
3. Their management structures.
Without understanding and determining these three aspects, the Burj Khalifa crisis response
plan could not carry out effective crisis management planning.
A guarantee of safety, even in extreme situations
In the event of a fire, safety is a priority: the materials used and the detection systems must be
excellent. To power the fire alarm and emergency lighting systems, low-voltage cables were
used, which combine low flame spread and heat release with reduced emission of smoke and
dangerous gases in the event of a fire. This gives occupants more time to evacuate the
building and ensures better conditions for emergency teams to intervene. These fire-resistant
cables guarantee the power supply and operation of alarm systems, even during a fire.
Implementation of the Fire System
NAFFCO (National Fire Fighting Manufacturing FZCO) an ISO 9001:2008 certified company
with its global headquarters in the UAE, is the largest fire fighting equipment manufacturing
company in the Middle East and ranked among the top 5 manufacturers in the world with more
of 7,000 team members. Our strong engineering team ensures that each design meets or
exceeds National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. Together with our reliable
maintenance team, they provide 24/7 service to ensure the efficiency and continued service of
our fire protection systems. We service what we sell, including after-sales service, spare parts
and training, as well as offering annual maintenance contracts to keep your fire protection high.
NAFFCO Scope of Work
 Design review
 Drawing Approvals
 Materials approval
 Installation approval
 Testing and commissioning in line with NFPA & Dubai Civil Defense
 Maintenance, 24/7 support after-sales services
TYPES OF WATER-BASED SYSTEM
 Combined sprinkler and tube system
 External hydrant system
 Pre-action system
 foam system
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
 A sprinkler system is provided for all Towers, Podium and areas D1-F1.
 Combination sprinklers and standpipes are provided in Sector A and Sector C.
 Vertical piping is provided in Sector B.
 The rapid risers are located in the mechanical and plumbing closets in the central core
of the building, which supplies water to the sprinkler and standpipe risers in Sector A,
Sector B and Sector C.
 Water source through water tanks and fire pumps.
 Isolation valves are located at different levels to isolate the system and foam systems
are located at different levels to indicate system flow.
  The Zone Verification team is located in Sector A and Sector C of each floor and at
higher levels only in the central core.
 The zone verification team is also located in different areas of Podio.
 Garbage chute sprinklers are installed up to level 108 on all alternate levels.
 Sprinklers in the linen channel are installed up to level 39, at all alternative levels.
 Equipment in the sprinkler system: butterfly valve, non-return valve, zone verification
equipment and drain test equipment.
HAZARD CLASSIFICATION / TYPE OF
TYPICAL AREAS
SPRINKLER
Ordinary Hazard Occupations (Group 1), Vertical
Parking lots, elevator pits.
and Sidewall Sprinklers, 79°C
Light Hazard, Concealed Pendent Type
Office, Residential and Hotel Areas.
Sprinklers, 68°C
Electrical rooms, Information Technology Ordinary Hazard Occupations (Group 1), Vertical
Cabinets Sprinklers, 68°C and 93°C
Ordinary Hazard Occupations (Group 1),
Garbage chutes and sheets
Hanging Sprinklers, 79°C
Ordinary Hazard Occupations (Group 2), Vertical
Mechanical rooms
Sprinklers, 79°C

VERTICAL PIPING SYSTEM

 Fire hose cabinets are provided on each floor landing of each level. Also in parking
areas, kitchen and loading dock.
 Each fire hose cabinet covers the wings and central core.
 Water source through water tanks and pumps for fire control.
 Equipment in vertical pipe system:
o Hose reel drum with 25 dia hose, lock valve, pressure gauge, pressure reducing
valve, etc.
o 65 dia pressure regulating type landing valve, 30M hose rack from L34 and above,
40M hose roller from L7 to L33 and 60M. Hose roller from B2 to L6, with 65 diameter
nozzle.
o 6 KG DCP and 5 KG CO2 extinguishers.
External hydrants and connection for fire control (Siamese connection)
 11 external hydrants are provided around the tower.
 4 fire control connections (Siamese connection) are provided around the tower.
 The water source through the water tank and fire pump are in section B2, Area – F1.
 Equipment in the hydrant system: hydrant valve, hydrant adapter, hydrant key, etc.
Handheld and Ceiling Mounted Fire Extinguishers
 6 KG DCP for Mechanical Rooms.
 5 KG Co2 for Electrical Rooms.
 6kg wet chemical for main kitchens.
 ADCP 10KG Ceiling Mounted for Computer Systems Cabinet

Burj Khalifa: Improved life safety planning and crisis response

The Burj Khalifa is the focal point of a one (1) km² development known as Downtown Burj
Dubai. This development includes more than 50 high-rise buildings and the largest shopping
center in the world (The Dubai Mall).
Emaar Properties PJSC was the developer responsible for the development and construction
of the Burj Khalifa and Downtown Burj Dubai development. Emaar has identified concerns
related to crisis response planning by proactively addressing crisis response planning through
security system improvements and a well-defined crisis response plan.
These improvements were designed to assist the Burj Khalifa management team's ability to
effectively manage construction operations, coordinate emergency response efforts, and assist
occupants affected by a crisis.
All supertall buildings face the challenge of managing normal building operations, emergency
response efforts, and occupant movement before, during, and after a crisis. The challenges
faced by the Burj Khalifa are amplified due to its centralized location in the center of Burj
Dubai, near The Dubai Mall and its status as the world's tallest building.
General life safety information
The Burj Khalifa was designed to meet the building code requirements identified by the
International Building Code (IBC) with additional British standards incorporated into the
building's design. The Burj Khalifa design team designed fire and fire safety.
Protection systems that not only meet, but exceed, requirements, providing building occupants
with a safer environment.
In evaluating the appropriate degree of fire protection for the building, the design team applied
three fundamental life safety concepts:
1. Control fire and its effects.
2. Accommodate occupant relocation/evacuation
3. Facilitate fire fighting operations
Control fire and its effects
Each of these life safety concepts has been addressed by integrating passive and active
systems with the overall goal of introducing greater reliability.
While there are a number of threats to a building of such distinction and size, an uncontrolled
fire can threaten occupants, property and business continuity, making an uncontrolled fire a
potentially devastating threat to the building. The first fundamental life safety concept is to use
fire protection systems and best design practices to control potential fires and minimize the
likelihood of this threat.
An automatic sprinkler system was installed throughout the building to control the growth and
spread of potential fires, while fire-resistant construction protects the building structure and
separates floor-to-floor fire zones, hazardous areas and means of egress. While a potential fire
is a threat to occupants who may be in the immediate vicinity, the greatest threat from a fire is
smoke and toxic gases that can spread to remote areas of the building.
The building is equipped with multiple smoke control systems including pressurized exit
stairwells, smoke-resistant construction separating each residential unit, and a hallway exhaust
system for the hotel, apartment, and office floors. Active smoke control systems are designed
to operate automatically upon receiving the alarm from the fire detection system. A smoke
control panel will be provided for first responders, allowing manual operation of smoke control
systems to assist in firefighting operations.
Relocation and evacuation of occupants
Occupant safety is the primary goal of fire protection design, however, building evacuation is a
unique challenge due to the height of the building and the large population located above the
ground floor. A number of features have been integrated into the building to assist in the safe
relocation and evacuation of occupants.
In the event of a fire, building occupants and staff will be notified of the incident via the fire
alarm voice communication system. The system is designed to allow selected messages to
notify multiple construction zones.
This feature allows the Crisis Response Team to modify the evacuation strategy if the threat
level increases.
Following evacuation notification, exit signage and emergency lighting help trained building
staff direct occupants to exit stairs. Building occupants are provided with multiple paths of
egress from each floor via pressurized fire-rated exit stairwells. Exit stairwells are vertically
insulated at several points to prevent the entire exit stairwell from being affected by fire or
smoke.
Trained staff and dynamic directional signage will assist occupants who need to navigate to
other exit stairwells in the event that the stairway is compromised.
Facilitate fire control operations
While the automatic sprinkler system is intended to control and suppress anticipated fires in
the building, Civil Defense Authorities play a crucial role, whether fighting a fire that has not
been suppressed by the sprinkler system or the building is safe after a crisis. The building has
several systems intended to facilitate firefighting operations.
Upon arrival, the Civil Defense Authority will be briefed by the Crisis Response Team and
provided access to the fire command center, where they will have the ability to monitor and
control the necessary building systems that assist in their fighting strategies. fire protection.
Access to each floor of the building is provided by fire-safe service elevators that are protected
by pressurized lobbies on each floor. Civil Defense personnel communication is assisted by a
two-way telephone system that provides lines of communication between the fire command
center and various strategic locations throughout the building. Upon reaching the fire floor,
Civil Defense personnel are provided with standpipe hose connections that allow for manual
control and suppression of the fire.
Life safety improvements
Traditionally, supertall buildings use the “Defend in Place” crisis response strategy. In the
"Defend in Place" strategy, building occupants are ordered to remain in place until directed by
building management to evacuate. The Burj Khalifa is no exception, but personal security
enhancements allow the Burj Khalifa management team to modify the “Defend in Place”
strategy depending on the type and severity of the crisis.
The Burj Khalifa life safety system has been improved using the following methods:
1. Refuge Floor Areas
2. Elevator assisted evacuation
3. Personal security communication systems.
Upgrade 1: Shelter Floor Areas
The design of the Burj Khalifa incorporates Refuge Areas located at strategic levels in the
tower. These Refuge Areas are designed as staging areas during an evacuation for occupants
above the Refuge Areas.
In the event that occupants must evacuate, building staff will direct building occupants to
evacuate their area using fire-rated exit stairs to the nearest Refuge Areas to await further
instructions from building staff.
These Refuge Areas are separated from the rest of the building by 2-hour fire-rated
construction and are pressurized to minimize smoke migration into the compartment.
Additionally, Refuge Areas are being designed to connect several staircases in the tower. This
design allows occupants to evacuate their specific location and move to Refuge Areas and, if
directed, proceed through the tower via multiple protected staircases.

Refuge Areas allow for a controlled evacuation of occupants to a predetermined location that
allows first responders to coordinate the evacuation strategy for occupants affected by the
crisis.
Improvement 2: Elevator Assisted Evacuation
In high-rise buildings, a major concern is how to effectively and quickly move thousands of
building occupants during a complete building evacuation. Burj Dubai has implemented a
proactive approach to improve the evacuation process.
Burj Dubai's elevator-assisted evacuation strategy is an evacuation method that uses specific
elevators in the building to move occupants from predetermined levels throughout the tower.
The elevator-assisted evacuation strategy will rely on elevators that have been upgraded
beyond standard code requirements, including:
1. Axle visual inspection capability
2. Raised lift door thresholds
3. Waterproof equipment
4. Emergency power backup
While most crises will not initially require a building-wide evacuation, the Burj Dubai is being
designed with an elevator system that can assist in occupant evacuation and response efforts
during a crisis. The "Elevator Assisted Evacuation" strategy is designed around designated
elevators that are being monitored during a crisis by Dubai Civil Defense and will allow first
responders, trained construction staff and occupants to safely move throughout. throughout
the building during a crisis.
Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. performed a comprehensive evacuation analysis on the
building to determine the percentage reduction in evacuation time using various elevator-
assisted evacuation scenarios. The study provided the design team with a quantifiable metric
to identify how many elevators will be improved. The Burj Dubai will use ten upgraded
elevators to assist the Crisis Response Team in a complete evacuation of the building.

Percentage reduction in base

Evacuation scenario
condition evacuation time
0 elevators -
4 elevators 22%
10 elevators 47%

Burj Khalifa's elevator-assisted evacuation elevators, with the improved design features, will
evacuate occupants quickly and safely, and will also move first responders to the crisis
location faster than standard methods.
Improvement 3: Life Safety Communication
Another concern during a crisis is information flow and management. The standard
communication strategy for Burj Khalifa is to automatically notify occupants in the fire
compartment about the alarm and adjacent compartments, through the emergency/alarm
communication system.
The Burj Khalifa is also equipped with an enhanced building communication system that
includes both public address systems and liquid crystal display (LCD) systems installed in all
residential units, hotel rooms and refuge floor areas.
These LCD screens will allow the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Civil Defense Management Team to
quickly and effectively disseminate crisis-related information to occupants affected and not
directly affected by the crisis. These LCDs can provide information including information about
the current crisis, evacuation procedures, and unsafe conditions related to the crisis.
With enhanced personal security communications systems designed and installed, the Burj
Khalifa management team and Dubai Civil Defense will be able to develop, deploy and monitor
crisis-related information and increase the speed and effectiveness of management. crisis
response.
General Information of the Emergency Plan
When the World Trade Center was bombed by terrorists in 1993 and again on September 11,
2001, crisis response planning became a focus for owners, end users, and government
agencies. The Crisis Response Plans that were developed by several companies within the
World Trade Center reduced the overall devastation and saved lives. Lives were saved
because Crisis Response Plans implemented a robust response strategy to evacuate their
personnel from the towers in an orderly manner to the outside of the building.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) identified the need to create guidelines to
assist in the creation of Crisis Response Plans that can be implemented during a crisis. NFPA
1620 Recommended Practices for Preincident Planning provides organizations with basic
guidelines for developing crisis response plans. These guidelines focus on all aspects of the
Crisis Response Plan, from assessment of potential risks to training guidelines to ensure that
building management personnel can successfully implement the Crisis Response Plan during
a crisis situation. crisis.
Emaar Properties PJSC, a global property developer determined that the Burj Khalifa must
have a developed Crisis Response Plan that provides the Burj Khalifa Building Management
Team and occupants with key strategies to respond to various crises.
Emaar Properties PJSC decided that the Crisis Response Planning development process
should begin as the building design and security systems were being finalized. This proactive
approach allowed Emaar and Dubai Civil Defense to create a relationship that is vital to the
overall success of the Crisis Response Plan by allowing Civil Defense to review and comment
on the Crisis Response Plan and elements of the building safety and fire strategies.
The Burj Khalifa Crisis Response Plan is being developed to provide procedural responses to
the various crises that could occur.
The types of crises have been divided into categories including:
1. Building system-related crises
2. Man-related crises
 3. Climate-related crises
The objective of the Crisis Response Plan is to develop crisis response procedures that can be
activated until the arrival of Dubai Civil Defense or the Dubai Police Department. The Burj
Dubai Crisis Response Plan has been improved with the following methods:
1. Response team organization
2. Crisis response management strategies
3. Response Procedure Documents
4. mutual aid aid
5. Continuing training in crisis response
6. Integration with Burj Dubai center
As the Crisis Response Plan is developed, Dubai Civil Defense and Dubai Police Department
are actively involved to identify any challenges or issues they have with response procedures,
team organization or other aspects that need to be addressed. before the opening of the
building.
Once finalized, the Burj Khalifa Crisis Response Plan will be developed in electronic and paper
formats and will be located both on-site at predetermined locations and with Dubai Civil
Defence. Multiple locations ensure that, should a large-scale crisis occur, the documentation
needed to handle the crisis will be available.
Improvement 1: Response team organization
The Burj Khalifa will manage the response to the crisis through a two (2) level response team
organization. The primary crisis response management team (Crisis Command Team) will
oversee all response efforts, while the secondary response teams (Area Response Teams) will
be responsible for managing response efforts in their areas. assigned.
To coordinate initial crisis response efforts at the Burj Khalifa, a Crisis Command Team is
being developed to include key management team members from the Burj Khalifa
Management Team. The Crisis Command Team is designed to provide a liaison between
building staff and Dubai Civil Defense and/or Dubai Police Department before, during and after
a crisis.
In addition to key team members, additional members of the Burj Khalifa management team
are identified to assist in large-scale crises, including managing mutual aid support, crisis
response documentation, and disaster management. crisis media reporting.
Each of the Crisis Command Team positions will be activated when their services are required
until the arrival of Dubai Civil Defense or the Dubai Police Department. Upon arrival of local
authorities, the Crisis Command Team is designed to become a subset support group for local
authorities.
The Crisis Command Team will coordinate response efforts prior to the arrival of Dubai Civil
Defense and/or the Dubai Police Department, while the Zone Response Teams will provide a
localized response in their assigned zones during the crisis. .
Zone Response Teams will receive crisis information and instructions from a single member of
the Crisis Command Team. This approach will reduce communication breakdowns and
information management errors that can occur during a crisis by limiting the source of crisis
information to a single source. Additionally, Zone Response Teams will report crisis
information to the same position as the Crisis Command Team to ensure that accurate
information is reported from crisis-affected areas to the Crisis Command Team and local
authorities.
The goal of Zone Response Teams is to provide rapid response resources by creating
personnel who are familiar with zone operations and occupants. This approach reduces the
time needed to deploy personnel to the crisis-affected area and accelerate response efforts to
minimize the severity of the crisis.
Zone Response Teams will only be activated during crises that directly affect their assigned
areas of operations. This approach will limit the number of building staff and building
occupants who are negatively affected by the crisis and will reduce the number of occupants
requiring assistance during a crisis.
Zone Response Teams are comprised of construction personnel who have intimate knowledge
of construction operations in their assigned construction zones. This approach ensures that
those responding to a crisis in a building understand the layout and operations of the area and
are familiar with the occupants present.
The Burj Khalifa Crisis Response Strategies depend on the ability of the Burj Khalifa Crisis
Response Organization to understand and implement its designated duties and responsibilities
during various crises.
Improvement 2: Response Management Structure
The Burj Khalifa will face crises on a daily basis and has developed crisis response
management structures to effectively manage small (crisis level 1) to large (crisis level 4)
crises.
Each type of crisis that may occur at the Burj Khalifa has been identified with four specific
crisis levels (1-4) to allow for escalation and de-escalation of response efforts and resources.
Crisis level 1 is a small-scale crisis that could affect a small number of occupants or building
area. Crisis level 4 is a large-scale crisis that could affect a significant number of occupants or
a large portion of the building.
Each crisis type has trigger points that escalate the crisis from Crisis Level 1 to Crisis Level 4.
Within each Crisis Level, there is information about how the crisis will be handled and what
resources will be used to assist in response efforts.
This approach allows the Burj Khalifa management team to coordinate response efforts and
resources without impacting construction operations not affected by the crisis. Additionally, this
type of scalable approach allows Burj khalifa Building Management to increase or decrease
resources and response personnel as dictated by the severity of the crisis.
During small-scale crises, the Crisis Command Team will determine the management structure
and Zone Response Teams that must be activated due to the location and severity of the
crisis. The Crisis Command Team will work with Front of House (FOH) and Back of House
(BOH) management to ensure response efforts are implemented and construction operations
continue in construction zones that are not directly affected. because of the crisis.
Should the crisis situation escalate, the Crisis Command Team will provide initial response
efforts until the arrival of Dubai Civil Defense and/or Dubai Police Department. These types of
events will adversely affect multiple areas s and will require the activation of the entire Crisis
Command Team to manage initial response efforts.
The development of Crisis Levels and various management structures allows the Burj Khalifa
management team to respond effectively to a variety of crises on a consistent basis.
Improvement 3: Response Procedure Documents
The Burj Khalifa Crisis Response Plan has developed Crisis Response Procedures for over 50
different crises to assist the Burj Khalifa Crisis Command Team and Zone Response Teams in
responding to a variety of crises that could occur. in the building. Each of the response
procedures is designed to provide a documented response procedure that can be used to train
personnel on how their position is responsible for responding to a crisis.
Response Procedures are being developed in a standard format to allow building personnel
assigned to the Crisis Command Team and Zone Response Teams to understand and learn
their roles and responsibilities for each type of crisis in a formatted document. standard.
The response procedures include the following sections to address the response efforts
required for each crisis category:
1. General response information
2. Crisis Response Flowcharts
3. Crisis Command Team Tasks
4. Zone Response Team Tasks
5. Appendix Information
In the General Response Information section of the Response Procedures, general crisis
response information related to 1) Activation, 2) Deactivation, 3) Notifications, and 4) Civil
Defense Interaction. This is general information that identifies how the appropriate procedure
will be activated and how the information is communicated to both building occupants and Civil
Defense.
In the Response section, response steps are identified in written and graphical methods. The
responses were developed in a graphical format to be later used by Burj Khalifa Building
Management during Crisis Command Team and Zone Response Team training sessions.
In the Crisis Response Team and Zone Response Team Tasks sections, response tasks are
identified for each function for each Crisis Level. These checklists will provide documentation
of the tasks for which the staff member will be responsible during a crisis. Additionally, the
checklists will become a training document that will be used by Burj Dubai Building
Management during training sessions of the Crisis Command Team and Zone Response
Teams.
The response procedures provide the basic documentation of the Burj Khalifa Crisis Response
Plan, and also provide information to be used during the training of building personnel
responsible for assisting in crisis response efforts.
In addition to the procedural steps for the Crisis Command Team and Zone Response Teams,
Crisis Procedure Responses also identify when additional external support can be requested
and activated. During large-scale crises, mutual aid support is a critical element in response
efforts.
Improvement 4: Crisis Response Training
The Burj Khalifa Crisis Response Training Program was developed to be an interactive
program that includes classroom training sessions, tabletop training sessions and crisis
response exercises.
Traditional Classroom Training sessions are being designed to provide training information to
building staff and administration who will be responsible for the administration and
implementation of the Crisis Response Plan. This style of training will be conducted with all
employees on a semi-annual basis.
The second stage of the Crisis Response Training Program is conducting Tabletop Training
Sessions. These sessions provide the Crisis Command team and Zone Response Team
members with "real life" scenarios that they are responsible for working through their response
efforts. Tabletop training sessions are valuable to the crisis command team and zone response
teams because they allow responders to review their response procedures in a controlled
environment.
The final stage of the Crisis Response Training Program is to conduct live drills with building
staff and selected occupants. Due to the nature of the building, large-scale drills will be difficult
to implement, but live drills will be conducted with construction staff at select levels to further
improve their understanding of their responsibilities during a crisis.
Throughout the Crisis Response Training Programme, Dubai Civil Defence, Dubai Police
Departments and the Downtown Burj Dubai Crisis Management Team will be invited to
participate in the training. Your participation in the training sessions will provide an additional
level of understanding of the Burj Khalifa Crisis Response Plan procedures.
Enhancement 5: Integration with Downtown Burj Dubai site-wide crisis management
plan
The development of Downtown Burj Dubai will require the integration of the Burj Khalifa Crisis
Response Plan with the Site-Wide Crisis Management Plan currently being developed to
provide an overarching response strategy for the entire development. The aim of the
integration is to ensure that, in the event of a crisis affecting the Burj Khalifa or other parcels in
Downtown Burj Dubai, a coordinated response effort is implemented.
Downtown Burj Dubai is currently developing a site-wide crisis management plan that will
identify site-wide management policies to manage crises affecting the entire development.
Additionally, standardized Crisis Response Plans are being developed for each of the parcels
identified in the development. Standardized response plans will be designed in accordance
with the Burj Khalifa Crisis Response Plan and corporate standards. The benefits of
coordinating the Crisis Response Plan for the development of Burj Khalifa and Downtown Burj
Dubai will enable sharing of technologies, personnel and resources during and after a crisis.
Additionally, coordination will help minimize the effects that a crisis may have on building
occupants, visitors and staff at the Burj Khalifa and Downtown Burj Dubai plots.

Conclusions
The Burj Khalifa will face challenges in responding to crises that occur and affect occupants
and operations. To address crisis response planning, Emaar Properties PJSC has taken a
proactive approach to consolidate response strategies that can be implemented from the first
day of operations and effectively manage various types of crises that may affect the Burj
Khalifa.
With the iconic nature of the Burj Khalifa, Emaar Properties recognizes that crises that may
occur will be considered global news and the manner in which the Burj Khalifa management
team responds and manages the initial crisis response efforts will be closely scrutinized. To
address this concern, Burj Khalifa's management team is working on implementing proactive
approaches to effectively manage crises, while continuing operations.
A combination of security features and operational management of the building will assist the
Burj Khalifa management team in their efforts to provide a safe building for the occupants,
visitors and staff who will visit, live and work in the world's tallest building.