Dubai officials have announced that all villas in Dubai will be linked to a new fire command centre of Civil Defence by the end of 2019. The new centre will be located in Al Qusais and officals hope to link around 90,000 homes where a dedicated team will monitor all fires and emergencies in the city.
New mandatory fire safety regulations will be implemented in the future following several deaths in two Dubai fires recently. Only 528 homes are connected to the command centre. Smoke and fire alarm detectors installed in villas will be linked to a dashboard where the owner can click to send direct SOS to the command centre.
“The new command centre has a disaster command room manned by 29 people round-the-clock. They scan the city to provide best response time during emergencies,” said Major General Rashid Thani Al Matroushi, Director-General of the Dubai Civil Defence.