{
  "id": 5036991,
  "title": "Ghana National Fire Service rolls out automated fire compliance system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ghana-national-fire-service-rolls-out-automated-fire-compliance-system",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:41:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/09/02/ghana-national-fire-service-rolls-out-automated-fire-compliance-system/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has introduced the Automated Fire Compliance and Safety System (AFCAS), a digital platform designed to streamline the process of applying for fire permits, certificates, and tagging fire safety equipment. This move is part of the Service's digital transformation strategy, aiming to enhance fire safety compliance, monitoring, and overall service delivery throughout the nation. According to Divisional Officer One (DO I) Emmanuel Bonney, Head of Public Relations, the AFCAS platform is now open to the public. The system complies with the Fire Precaution (Premises) Regulations 2003, which stipulate that all premises, both commercial and residential, must obtain a fire permit before construction begins and a fire certificate upon completion. Additionally, Regulations 11 and 12 stipulate that fire alarms, equipment, and extinguishers must be tagged with official GNFS tags for inspection purposes. The GNFS has now directed various stakeholders, including vehicle owners, residential and commercial property owners, building owners and occupants, to submit their applications through the AFCAS digital platform. The Service advises the public to purchase fire safety equipment only from licensed Fire Protection Contractors bearing official GNFS-AFCAS tags. Furthermore, procurement departments of property management companies, commercial operators, institutions, businesses, and Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) are advised to engage only GNFS-AFCAS licensed Fire Protection Contractors for installing fire safety equipment. All installed equipment must be tagged with an official GNFS-AFCAS QR code, and newly imported equipment will be tagged at the point of entry. Owners of existing equipment will have six months from the publication date to arrange for GNFS-authorised fire safety inspectors to tag the equipment. The AFCAS platform is designed to bolster enforcement, monitoring, and fire safety administration, while fostering collaboration between the Service and the public. The portal is currently accessible for service applications, and an information brochure has been published on the platform to guide users through the application process, objectives, benefits, and operational procedures. The Service urges all stakeholders to review the guidelines before submitting their applications and calls for their full cooperation in implementing this initiative.",
  "summary": "The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has rolled out the Automated Fire Compliance and Safety System (AFCAS), a digital platform for the online application of fire permits, certificates and the tagging of fire safety equipment. The post Ghana National Fire Service rolls out automated fire compliance system appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
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