Country’s first smart fire emergency control system inducts early 2023, The first ICT-based smart fire Emergency Response Control Centering (ERCC) in the nation is nearing completion and is anticipated to go live in the nation’s capital early next year. According to a press release from the Korean embassy today, the “Strengthening Ability of Fire Emergency Response (SAFER)” project was started in December 2019 with support from the Korean government via the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The first phase of the project, with an $8.35 million budget, aims to integrate 28 fire stations into ERCC in and around Dhaka.
Country’s first smart fire emergency control system inducts early 2023
After inauguration, the project will reduce the fire risks and human, economic loss by strengthening Bangladesh’s fire and disaster emergency response ability. The project’s aim is to establish a state-of-the-art digital ERCC capable of extracting real-time location data and information of the disaster for immediate response and rescue. Facilitating the country’s Fire Service & Civil Defense (FSCD) business process with more accurate, prompt and informed decision making is also an important initiative of the project.
Moreover, developing the capacity of human resources of FSCD and sharing Korea’s experience of operation and maintenance (O&M) with FSCD for enhanced professionalism in disaster management and rescue operation. Based upon its objectives, the newly constructed ERCC, together with 28 fire stations, is equipped with various high-tech digital devices to receive emergency calls and immediate dispatch to the fire stations.
In this context, the project site in the FSCD premises in old Dhaka was visited on Sunday by the Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun and the KOICA national director Do Young-ah. Ambassador Lee spoke with Md. Main Uddin, the Director General of FSCD, on various procedures towards the opening of ERCC at the start of 2023 after being briefed by the Korean project management team and FSCD officials. They also talked about the possibility of expanding the system to include all 490 stations nationwide.