Using GSM SMS controller alarm Configurator to develop cost effective, intelligent fire safety system in a developing country

TL;DR

This paper presents a cost-effective, microcontroller-based fire safety system in Ghana that detects smoke, cuts electricity, and sends SMS alerts to owners and fire services, enhancing safety in developing countries.

Contribution

It introduces a novel GSM SMS-controlled fire alarm system that integrates smoke detection, electricity cutoff, and alert messaging tailored for developing countries.

Findings

System successfully detects smoke and triggers alarms.

SMS alerts are reliably sent to owners and fire services.

Prototype tested in real-time demonstrates effectiveness.

Abstract

Electricity supply to facilities is essential, but can cause fires when care is not taken, and can destroy the properties within some few minutes. The need for fire protection is therefore essential. This paper address-es this pertinent issue facing Ghana as a developing country. At the fire outbreak, the designed system re-sponds to the smoke and cuts off the electricity supply. When a fire is detected, an alarm is turned on and Short Messaging Service (SMS) alert is sent to the owner. After ten to fifteen seconds, the system, resends SMS to the owner and the National Fire Service (NFS) safety officer giving the exact location. The call alert is sent to the owner of a facility and fire safety personnel respectively, when the system is not reset. A microcontroller serves as the command center of the cost effective, intelligent fire safety system. The circuit is designed and simulated using Proteus software, and programing was done using Global System for Mo-bile Communications (GSM) SMS Controller Alarm Configurator software. The prototype was constructed and tested in real-time. The proposed system is cost effective and will help policy makers, and save lives and property when implemented.