The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the installation of a fire alarm system (your fortress), which was recently launched in cooperation with Etisalat, is mandatory, considering it a condition for licensing new residential villas. She said that the villas will not get the license from the General Directorate of Civil Defense before participating in the system, noting that it began to receive the subscription through its website.
The ministry revealed that it is currently developing an electronic program for smart devices, enabling homeowners who have the system of "fortress", when they are out of the house, to identify all the developments that may occur in their homes, due to the outbreak of fires or the escalation of fumes.
The ministry recently launched the project "Your Fort", which aims to connect some 400,000 residential homes to 20 state-level civil defense operations. In the event of fire detection through smoke and fire sensors, , To the.
"The installation of a fire alarm system is one of the requirements of the Emirates Fire Protection Guide to existing and new residential villas," said Maj. Gen. Hamid Al Ali, project director at the General Directorate of Civil Defense. Two systems have been developed within the project, the first of which is residential villas. It is implemented in cooperation with the service provider «Etisalat», the second specializes in residential and commercial buildings, and is implemented in cooperation with the provider «Injazat Data Systems».
Al-Ali explained that there are two categories of residential villas benefiting from the project, the first is the new residential villas under construction. The system is installed by adopting the engineering plans. Upon obtaining a license from the civil defense, smoke detectors are installed with the main control panel Connected to the wired system, and tethered to the Operations Room of the Civil Defense.
For the existing residential villas (the "Injaz" certificate), the smoke and heat detectors will be installed in the radio system with the control panel and connected to the civil defense operation rooms.
He explained that the control panel used in the project is designed according to international standards, sending the signal automatically, in less than 15 seconds to the operating room, which helps to alert the owner of the house quickly, and thus reduce the possibility of fire.
He stressed the status of specialized teams working with the service provider, which, according to the methodology of the Ministry of Interior, to achieve the satisfaction of customers, namely homeowners, in the stages of the dates and installation and maintenance requests.
He said that there is a plan to develop the production and manufacture of the devices used in the project «your fortress» to protect homes, to keep pace with technical variables, and the introduction of artificial intelligence standards, which contributes to the ministry's objectives and indicators to reduce mortality and fire and the speed of response to communications.
For the residential buildings, the participation of the system is mandatory. It will install the latest types of surveillance equipment (ATE) and connect it to fire and public safety systems in the building to ensure that any emergency alert is transmitted to the central alarm center within a few seconds, A team of professional center operators will verify the alert and notify the Civil Defense Operations Room automatically, in turn to send appropriate assistance to the scene.
Cost of subscription
The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the State will cover the costs of installing fire alarm systems free of charge for about 22 thousand homes for citizens registered in the Ministry of Social Affairs, while the cost of participation in the system for the non-covered 5814 dirhams for two years, with the possibility of installment amount from the first quarter of next year.
She said that "Hsantk" is the largest integrated system in the region to follow up on emergencies related to fire and public safety, pointing to the installation of the latest types of surveillance equipment, and linked to fire systems and public safety in homes.