Fire Safety Index for High-Rise Buildings in the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE

The purpose of this paper was to develop a fire index system for measuring the compliance high-rise residential buildings with requirements in Emirate Sharjah, and also an response efficiency, which is linked two indexes, higher rate, greater chance successful response. systems depend on automation firefighting management processes using techniques fourth industrial revolution, they were developed based consultation subject matter experts field used multiple methods, such as analytic hierarchy process, failure mode effect, criticality analysis, Delphi techniques. main criteria indexes identified risk assessment, suppression system, accident management, alarm extinguisher, employees, residents, service rooms, lifts, gas connections, waste, housekeeping, evacuation facilities. Each criterium detailed sub-criteria weighted achieve each legislation UAE, (developed building index), category terms floor numbers, distance between station. can contribute improving emergency preparedness Sharjah are considered measurement Sharjah.