ABSTRACT

The Smoke Detection Management System with Notification and Decision Support is a web-based monitoring system integrated with a device developed by researchers to detect gas and smoke. Upon detection, the device automatically sends alert notifications to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Quezon National High School’s (QNHS) School Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee (SDRRMC). The system provides decision support to facilitate swift responses from both parties during potential fire incidents. Interviews with BFP and QNHS personnel revealed challenges in fire detection, including PPE shortages compromising safety, reliance on social media, delays in communication due to prepaid load issues, difficulties in crowd control, and intervention hurdles such as outdated fire truck engines and poor or narrow roads delaying resource deployment. Evaluation of the system and device showed high compliance with software quality standards, particularly in functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability, achieving a “great extent” rating. To further enhance the system, users and IT experts recommended conducting orientation sessions on its use and suggested that future researchers continue improving the study. The findings underscore the need for a system that enables early smoke detection to support timely countermeasures and improve fire response efficiency.

Keywords: Smoke Detection Management System, Decision Support, Web-based monitoring system
https://doi.org/10.57180/llaw7591