Building owners told to instal smart fire detection system
sharjah — All buildings in Sharjah are now required to instal a smart fire detection system that automatically sends fire alerts to the emirate’s Civil Defence team, authorities said on Tuesday.
The Sharjah Prevention and Safety Authority (SPSA) said this system called ‘Aman’ will cut down the Civil Defence team’s response time in case of emergencies and improve the emirate’s fire prevention capabilities.
Owners of buildings that still have the banned aluminum cladding were also reminded to remove and replace the material as soon as possible, the SPSA said.
The advisory comes after the 49-storey Abbco Tower in the emirate’s Al
Sheikh Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi, chairman, SPSA
Nahda area was gutted in a massive blaze last week. Police investigations revealed that one carelessly discarded cigarette butt caused the fire, which quickly spread throughout the building’s facade because it was covered with the banned cladding material. Sheikh Engineer Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi, chairman of the SPSA, said the Amna safety system not only reports fires, it also detects problems in a tower’s alarm systems.
Al Qasimi stressed that by mid-2020, all buildings in Sharjah — both commercial and residential — must have already been linked to the fire detection system. “Many buildings in the emirate have already been linked to Aman and works are in progress to link all establishments by mid-2020.”
To get the system installed, building owners may register through the SPSA website or call 600515152.
The system allows 24-hour monitoring of fire alarms, boosting the capability of Sharjah’s General Directorate of Civil Defence to immediately respond to fire incidents.”