New police operations room to help desert campers in Sharjah
SHARJAH — Keeping the desert camping season in mind, the Sharjah Police have launched a special operations room near camping areas to respond to emergencies quickly, said a top official.
“Special patrolling teams help those who get lost in the desert and provide first aid to anyone who receives minor injuries. The police patrols remain in the area until late night. Some of the patrols have also been deployed at the checkpoints to nab people driving without licences,” said Lt-Col Jassim bin Haddah, director of operations room at the Sharjah Police.
“The police operations room constantly updates its quick response management system with the latest softwares. The system provides information about the callers, place of emergency and movements at the emergency site. It also functions as the GPS to guide patrols to the location of the crisis. The updated system also provides the level of its importance as soon as the call is received,” he said.
A new set of innovative technologies have also been added to the operations room of the Sharjah Police, according to Lt-Col Haddah.
He said the upgradation will help enhance the quickness to respond to emergencies, monitor the emirate to prevent crimes, facilitate the investigation of crimes and address issues related to traffic congestion and traffic accidents. “Security breaches at banks and jewellery shops are now monitored with surveillance cameras that are directly connected to the operations room, he added.
Lt-Col Haddah stressed that the Sharjah Police are keen to keep abreast of the information technology revolution in the operations room.
“A new app ‘Help’ has been launched, which can be accessed with a Ministry of Interior (MoI) account. It enables the person in trouble to get help once he presses the distress button in the application. A warning signal would alert the operation room with sufficient data on the user and his location,” said Lt-Col Haddah.
“Another app ‘My protection’ was introduced, especially for children, to report crimes or threats to their lives. The police would deal with children’s calls confidentially to solve the problems,” he added.
“Four languages are used in communication with public — Chinese, Urdu, Persian and English,” said Lt-Col Haddah. A special platform has been developed to serve the people with determination, with a dedicated telephone line.