Published in the Daily Graphic on 20/05/2010, pg 16
Story: Matilda Attram
A new equipment to help control rampant fire outbreaks has been introduced into the country.
The equipment, known as the Early Warning Fire Alarm System, when installed, enables individuals and corporate institutions to take immediate precaution against damage to public buildings, factories, shops and homes in the event of fire outbreaks.
The equipment, which extracts power from a rechargeable battery, is expected to trigger an alarm when it first picks the signal of any imminent fire outbreak through an in-built sensitive device, which automatically sends information to its central operating system at the district office of the Ghana National Fire Service where the building is located.
The system has the ability of sending text messages about the imminent disaster to the mobile phones of individuals and neighbours in charge of such buildings at various locations at the time of the incident, at no cost.
Demonstrating how the equipment works, Dr Kenneth Afari, the Chief Executive Officer of Socio Computers Limited, the suppliers of the equipment, indicated that the equipment comes with an in-built camera which could demonstrate in pictures the cause of the fire, as well as expose criminals who might have caused the fire.
The whole idea, according to him, was to check the fire at its early stage before it spread to cause severe damage.
He said the initiative to introduce the equipment was based on the fact that most government buildings were empty during the night.
“This technology has been in major developed countries for some time now and has been re-engineered to suit the conditions of this country, as far as fire destruction is concern,” he stated.
Dr Afari presented some of the equipment, worth GH¢2,160,000, to the 144 already established district fire offices in the country and assured them of free training for selected firemen to operate the system.
The Chief Fire Officer, Mr William Brown Acquaye, described the equipment as a good mechanism that would help the country to protect its properties, as well as reduce the workload of the Fire Service.
He expressed appreciation to the management of Socio Computers Limited for its support.
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2 comments:
That sounds like a brilliant idea, and hopefully it will help to save lives and prevent damage caused by fire. It can be such a destructive element and it makes me think why it wasn't in place before.
I completely agree that this is a very good plan. It's very important to have fire alarm systems, so that people are given a warning and are able to get to safety before it is too late. Fingers crossed it will help the people of Ghana.
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