{"id":23101,"date":"2026-11-11T15:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/sa\/media-center\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T19:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:31:58","slug":"safety-company-makkah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/sa\/media-center\/safety-company-makkah\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety and Fire Fighting Company in Makkah: Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting, Extinguishers and Civil Defense Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23101\" class=\"elementor elementor-23101 elementor-23100 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8501966 e-con-full az-el-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8501966\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be39560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be39560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"az-intro\">Looking for a <strong>safety company in Makkah<\/strong>? A facility in Makkah needs one partner for four jobs: supplying and installing fire alarm and fire fighting systems, providing and servicing fire extinguishers, running a documented maintenance contract, and following up Civil Defense requirements and the Salamah licence linked to the Balady licence. AZEIDK delivers these services from its showroom in Al Aziziyah and supports your file through its <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/services\/civil-defense-approval-support\/\">Civil Defense approval support<\/a> service.<\/p>\n<p>This article sets out what each type of Makkah building needs (hotels, residential towers, seasonal pilgrim housing, shops and commercial centres) and how the paperwork moves from design to renewal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9db54e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9db54e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"az-keybox\"><h2>Key takeaways<\/h2><ul><li>The Saudi Fire Protection Code SBC 801 is the binding technical reference for design, and the 2024 edition of the Saudi Building Code has been mandatory since 30 June 2025, after a 180-day transition period.<\/li><li>Civil Defense licences for operating facilities are issued through the Salamah portal, and renewal or ownership transfer of a Balady licence together with its linked Civil Defense licence is available online through Absher Business.<\/li><li>Pilgrim housing in Makkah needs a permit from the Pilgrim Housing Committee, of which Civil Defense is a member, after an inspection by an engineering office approved by the municipality and Civil Defense.<\/li><li>The executive regulation for pilgrim housing requires periodic maintenance of safety systems by approved firms and a safety log for each building.<\/li><li>Fire extinguishers and fire pumps fall under the SASO technical regulation and need a certificate of conformity through the SABER platform.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe79f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe79f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What does a safety company in Makkah do for a facility?<\/h2>\n<p>In the Saudi market, &#8220;safety company&#8221; usually means the contractor the owner deals with for everything fire related, from the pump room to the extinguisher by the kitchen door. When these tasks are split across several suppliers, it becomes hard to tell who is responsible for a gap found during a Civil Defense inspection. The usual scope:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Fire alarm systems:<\/strong> addressable and conventional panels, detectors, manual call points, sounders, and interfaces with lifts and pressurisation fans. See <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/solutions\/fire-alarm-systems\/\">AZEIDK fire alarm systems<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Fire fighting systems:<\/strong> sprinklers, fire hose cabinets, standpipes, valves and fire pumps. Details in <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/solutions\/fire-fighting-systems\/\">fire fighting solutions<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Extinguishers:<\/strong> dry powder, CO2, foam and kitchen extinguishers, with inspection and refilling.<\/li><li><strong>Maintenance contracts:<\/strong> scheduled visits with written reports, plus fault repair.<\/li><li><strong>Civil Defense and Salamah follow-up:<\/strong> preparing technical documents, closing inspection comments and getting the site ready before the visit.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e6afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e6afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Makkah buildings: what changes by building type?<\/h2>\n<p>Occupancy is what sets Makkah apart: high density in the central area, visitors who do not know the building or its exits, and seasonal peaks during Hajj and Ramadan. That puts weight on clear audible alarms, lit exits and systems that are ready before the season, not during it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"az-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Building type<\/th><th>Systems usually reviewed<\/th><th>Regulatory path<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Hotels and serviced apartments<\/td><td>Addressable alarm covering rooms and corridors, sprinklers, hose cabinets, emergency lighting, kitchen suppression for restaurants<\/td><td>Civil Defense licence through Salamah, design to SBC 801<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Residential towers<\/td><td>Alarm, standpipes and hose cabinets on each floor, fire pumps, stair smoke control<\/td><td>Drawing approval, then handover, then periodic maintenance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seasonal pilgrim housing<\/td><td>Emergency exits, fire-resistant stair doors, emergency lighting and exit signs, hose reels, extinguishers, alarm for larger buildings<\/td><td>Pilgrim Housing Committee permit after an approved engineering office inspection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shops and commercial centres<\/td><td>Extinguishers suited to the activity, alarm by area and occupancy, kitchen suppression in restaurants<\/td><td>Salamah licence linked to the Balady licence<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p>The table summarises what is usually checked. The actual requirement for each building comes from the SBC 801 design, the occupancy classification and what Civil Defense asks for. For criteria on choosing the company itself for hotels and high-occupancy buildings, see the <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/media-center\/fire-protection-companies-makkah\/\">guide to fire protection companies in Makkah<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afac10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afac10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Civil Defense, Salamah and Balady path in Makkah<\/h2>\n<h3>New or renovated buildings<\/h3>\n<p>The path starts with drawings: fire alarm and fire fighting design to SBC 801, approval, then installation, testing and commissioning, then handover. Handover is most often delayed by differences between the approved drawings and what was built, materials not approved in the submittal, or missing test certificates.<\/p>\n<h3>Operating facilities: the Salamah licence<\/h3>\n<p>Civil Defense facility licences are issued online through the Salamah portal. In February 2024 Civil Defense announced that renewal and ownership transfer of the municipal licence together with the linked Civil Defense licence were available online through Absher Business, and in May 2024 it added licence amendments through the Balady platform. In practice, any change to a shop&#8217;s activity or area on Balady also passes through the Civil Defense licence, so having extinguishers and alarms ready before applying saves time. For renewal steps and documents, see <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/media-center\/salamah-licence-renewal-maintenance-contract\/\">Salamah licence renewal and the maintenance contract<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Pilgrim housing: a seasonal permit with its own conditions<\/h3>\n<p>This path is governed by the executive regulation for houses prepared for housing pilgrims. A Pilgrim Housing Committee is formed in Makkah with Civil Defense among its members. Engineering offices approved by the municipality and Civil Defense inspect the housing, and the committee issues the permit once compliance is confirmed. The preventive safety conditions in the regulation include:<\/p>\n<ul><li>At least two separated emergency exits (stairs), with exit capacity tied to the number of occupants.<\/li><li>Fire-resistant, smoke-stopping stair doors, emergency lighting and illuminated exit signs.<\/li><li>Fire hose reels and extinguishers distributed through the building, and alarm systems for larger buildings.<\/li><li>Periodic maintenance of safety systems by approved firms, a safety log in every building to record periodic inspections, and a trained safety officer in high-occupancy buildings.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p>The permit is valid for the Hajj season in which it was issued and renews without a new engineering inspection for up to three consecutive seasons, unless the committee receives a report of a violation or unapproved alteration. Any change to exits or systems between seasons can therefore reopen the file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7a1c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da7a1c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Extinguishers and maintenance contracts in practice<\/h2>\n<p>Extinguishers are the first thing a Civil Defense inspector sees. Fire extinguishers and fire pumps fall under the SASO Technical Regulation for Fire Control Materials and Equipment and need a certificate of conformity through SABER, while the regulation excludes fire alarm and fire fighting systems from its scope. Ask the supplier for proof of conformity before you buy, not after the inspection.<\/p>\n<p>AZEIDK supplies <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/products\/?product_category=fire-extinguishers\">fire extinguishers<\/a> from Falcon Gold and services extinguishers with its own maintenance team under its maintenance contracts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/sa\/services\/annual-maintenance-contracts\/\">Preventive and periodic maintenance contracts<\/a> usually cover alarm panels and detectors, fire pumps and the pump room, valves and hose cabinets, and extinguishers, with a written report after each visit. These reports are what you show at inspection and renewal. For pilgrim housing, the executive regulation explicitly requires periodic maintenance of safety systems by approved firms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c85ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02c85ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Common mistakes that delay a Salamah licence in Makkah<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Fitting out the building after the Balady licence is issued instead of before applying, so the licence stalls when linked to the Civil Defense licence.<\/li><li>An alarm panel showing persistent faults that nobody fixes, which surfaces at inspection.<\/li><li>Extinguishers past their inspection date or without a maintenance tag, or the wrong type for the hazard, such as dry powder alone in a commercial kitchen.<\/li><li>Blocking an emergency exit or storing items in the stairwell to add capacity during the season.<\/li><li>Altering rooms or exits in pilgrim housing between seasons without notice, which ends the automatic renewal.<\/li><li>No safety log or maintenance reports, or reports without date and signature.<\/li><li>A main control valve left partly closed after network maintenance, with no tamper switch to flag it.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4abf50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4abf50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>AZEIDK in Makkah: showroom and services<\/h2>\n<p>AZEIDK&#8217;s Makkah showroom is in Al Aziziyah, Sheikh Abdullah Al Khayyat Street, phone +966 540520353, open Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm. Nearby branches include the Taif showroom (Street 25) and the Jeddah showrooms. AZEIDK&#8217;s services in the region cover technical supply, installation, testing and commissioning, maintenance contracts and follow-up on Civil Defense comments. Brands available from AZEIDK include Context Plus alarm panels and detectors, Falcon Gold extinguishers and cabinets, TYCO and Victaulic sprinklers, and American Fire Control valves.<\/p>\n<p>AZEIDK holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certificates covering design, supply, installation and maintenance of fire fighting, fire alarm and low current systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bf882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47bf882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2><div class=\"az-faq\"><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>What services does a safety company in Makkah provide?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Supply and installation of fire alarm and fire fighting systems, extinguisher supply and servicing, periodic maintenance contracts, and follow-up of Civil Defense requirements and the Salamah licence.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>How do I get a Salamah certificate for a shop in Makkah?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Apply online through the Civil Defense Salamah portal, which is linked to the Balady licence. Have the extinguishers, alarm and emergency lighting your activity needs in place before you apply.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Do I need a maintenance contract with a safety company?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Maintaining the systems is the facility&#8217;s responsibility, and the pilgrim housing regulation explicitly requires it through approved firms. A periodic contract with written reports is the practical way to prove maintenance at inspection and renewal.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>What are the safety requirements for a pilgrim housing permit in Makkah?<\/h3><\/summary><p>The executive regulation covers two separated emergency exits, fire-resistant stair doors, emergency lighting and exit signs, hose reels and extinguishers, alarms for larger buildings, periodic maintenance by approved firms and a safety log.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>How long is a pilgrim housing permit valid?<\/h3><\/summary><p>For the Hajj season in which it was issued. It renews without a new engineering inspection for up to three consecutive seasons unless a violation or unapproved alteration is reported.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Do fire extinguishers need a SABER certificate of conformity?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Yes. Fire extinguishers fall within the SASO Technical Regulation for Fire Control Materials and Equipment and need a certificate of conformity through SABER.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Where is AZEIDK&#8217;s showroom in Makkah?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Al Aziziyah, Sheikh Abdullah Al Khayyat Street, phone +966 540520353, Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm.<\/p><\/details><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34cb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a34cb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>A facility in Makkah needs a safety company that handles the whole file: an alarm system running without faults, a fire fighting network that matches the approved drawings, extinguishers with conformity certificates and maintenance tags, and a maintenance log ready for inspection. With Hajj and Ramadan peaks, close Civil Defense comments well before the season, not in the final week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a98dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a98dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your activity needs a technical report for the Salamah licence, see <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/media-center\/salamah-technical-report-civil-defense\/\">the Salamah technical report: when you need it and what it covers<\/a>. To buy fire extinguishers or safety equipment over the counter, the Makkah showroom in Al Aziziyah is one of <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/media-center\/safety-equipment-shops-azeidk-branches-saudi\/\">AZEIDK&#8217;s safety equipment showrooms across Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"az-cta\"><strong>Have a hotel, pilgrim housing or shop in Makkah that needs fitting out or a licence renewal?<\/strong> Send us the building type, number of floors and any Civil Defense comments, and we will define the scope of work. <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/contact\/\">Contact the AZEIDK team<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e0cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e0cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"az-source\"><strong>References:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/haj.gov.sa\/s-core\/-\/media\/Project\/HAJJ\/PDF-and-FILES\/Document-Library\/AR-The-Executive-Regulations-of-the-System-for-Houses-Prepared-for-Housing-Pilgrims.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Executive Regulations of the System for Houses Prepared for Housing Pilgrims<\/a> (Ministry of Hajj and Umrah), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/N2048208\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Defense offers online renewal and ownership transfer of the municipal licence and Civil Defense licence<\/a> (SPA, February 2024), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/N2111615\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Defense enables licence amendment through Balady via Absher Business<\/a> (SPA, May 2024), <a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/73090\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3 new construction codes added as part of the 2024 Saudi Building Code Modernization<\/a> (Amlak, effective date of the 2024 edition), <a href=\"https:\/\/salamah.998.gov.sa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salamah portal<\/a> (General Directorate of Civil Defense)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety company in Makkah: fire alarm, fire fighting, extinguishers, maintenance contracts, and Civil Defense, Salamah, Balady and pilgrim housing follow-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[221,321,323,322],"tags":[],"azeidk_region":[223],"class_list":["post-23101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-azeidk-articles","category-codes-certifications-en","category-systems-guides-en","category-systems-guides-ar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23101"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23377,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23101\/revisions\/23377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23101"},{"taxonomy":"azeidk_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/azeidk_region?post=23101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}