UAE: New digital system to assess fire readiness in all buildings, facilities

The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Department has launched a new integrated electronic field survey system that will help monitor and determine the level of adherence to fire prevention and safety requirements in all buildings and vital facilities across the Emirate.

The move is to assess fire readiness in all buildings and facilities in Abu Dhabi through an integrated digital system.

The digital system links all buildings and other facilities to spatial data maps and will help firefighters plan and implement their tasks.

Lt Col Issa Abdullah Al Marzouqi, Director of Operations Department and Commander of Digital Transformation at the authority, explained that the system's launch is in line with the strategic plans of the digital transformation team in cooperation with the Department of Municipalities and Transport.

"The system relies on integration with the systems of strategic partners to enable civil defence centres to impose the necessary measures to enhance fire preventive and safety requirements in sites and facilities, automate field operations, and build a database for the capabilities of the authority's readiness, preparedness, response and protection, in a manner that enhances protection of lives and property," said Al Mazrouqi.

Captain Dr Yazid Yaslam Al Kathiri, director of the Smart Inspection System initiative, said the system documents all rounds and plans of field surveys of sites and facilities. It links them to spatial data maps, from the planning stage of the field visit through the implementation to the evaluation stage and monitoring observations or violations.

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