Alireza Nojoumi, the company's manager for health, safety and environment, passive defense and crisis management, told the Shana news agency that the company treats firefighting as a specialized field and has built a network linking operational and maintenance units.

Nojoumi said the status of all fire stations and emergency facilities at operational sites has been settled. He said the effort began last year at 20% progress. He also said a 64-bed hospital in Gachsaran is now fully operational and serves as an emergency center.

He said more than 99% of a firefighter training program based on international standards has been completed. Seven standard fire trucks have been put into service in the Iranian Central Oil Fields Company, with more expected at other subsidiaries, he added.

The company has defined more than 470 operational items and assigned an owner to each, Nojoumi said. He said a real-time GIS monitoring system lets the company's chief executive track performance at a glance.

To cut response times, each operational area has a main fire station plus four backup stations, he said. Nojoumi said 20% of stations have been upgraded and that the company held large-scale exercises for major threat scenarios.

He credited the training with firefighters' performance during what he called the third imposed war and the 12-day war. He said the company kept production at high levels during those conflicts.

Nojoumi said the company is applying artificial intelligence and data mining to safety work. He said training is now built around accident statistics, citing new work-at-height courses launched after a rise in falls. More than 200 approved passive defense projects are to be pursued this year and next, he said.

On the environment, he cited a flare gas collection program and Persian Gulf coral restoration. He said the company changed exploration methods to protect Hara mangrove forests.