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ASSESSMENT OF FIRE SAFETY PREPAREDNESS AT JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL

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Recently, Kenyans have witnessed an increase in incidents of fire where fire has gutting down homes, buildings and factories, with loss of lives and property. Lack of disaster preparedness has remained one of Kenya’s enduring development challenges for decades. There is lack of recognition of the interrelationship between disaster preparedness, unsustainable production and consumption patterns. Most of the fire disaster response initiatives in Kenya tend to be ad hoc, uncoordinated and short-term measures, mainly in the form of emergency relief services to the worst affected areas. Fire outbreaks are not only a health risk, but they also adversely affect the social, economic and environmental conditions of an organization. The purpose of this study was to assess fire safety preparedness measures in place at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport based on International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. The study employed descriptive research design targeting 340 respondents ...

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In Ghana, the incidence of fire outbreak has become the order of the day, as there is no single day without news on fire outbreaks in some parts of the country. These fires affect different buildings. Knowing how to use installed facilities within buildings is very important in tackling fire emergencies. This study was conducted to assess the perceptions of occupants on fire safety preparedness in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kumasi. The key objectives set out were to assess fire disaster preparedness among occupants in the CBD, to assess the perceptions of the occupants on the causes of fire outbreaks and the use of firefighting equipment in the CBD, and to identify the measures which occupants feel should be put in place to control outbreak of fire in the CBD. The study adopted a case study research strategy. Empirically, the findings from the research showed that there is limitless fire safety preparedness among occupants in the CBD of Kumasi. The study recommends, that fire assembly points/emergency shelters, public education on fire safety, enforcement of fire safety policies, among others should be put in place to ensure that fire outbreaks are controlled in the CBD. Copyright©2017, Kofi Agyekum et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Fire outbreaks often occur with the exigency of appropriate response from building occupants in order to safely escape it. Fire safety in buildings is a major design consideration in architecture which helps everyone to escape by way of the most harmless and closest exit point. This research is a case study of the fire emergency safety preparedness in the College of Leadership Development Studies building in Covenant University, Ota in Nigeria, to establish how prepared the building and its users are towards combating a fire outbreak, with a view to identify areas for further improvements. The study adopted a pragmatic research approach that made use of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The results revealed that the fire emergency safety preparedness of the college building is low. The active and passive fire emergency safety provisions of the building, exhibited various levels of inadequacies. A significant finding was that there was no provision of any full scale firefighting devices in the building. Also, while most of the respondents can easily locate the active emergency firefighting hand appliances situated in the building, majority of them cannot operate the devices. Fire drills were also found not to be a regular periodic exercise in the building. Some of the recommendations made are that: the building should be retrofitted with the various active and passive fire emergency safety measures found to be lacking; also workshops, seminars and fire drills should be conducted periodically in conformity with best practices.

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Abstract- Due to the inherent fire risk in occupancies, it necessary that they are provided with suitable and sufficient escape route in case of fire emergency. This will ensure that occupants can get to a place of relative safety within the shortest period of time without travelling excessive distances or encountering hindrances. This paper is resultant of a study conducted on fourteen commercial highrise buildings in Nairobi CBD. It assesses essential fire escape route elements in the light of the requirements of the national regulations, laws and standards. Inspections, questionnaire survey, document review and interviews were used in the research. One hundred and nine (109) occupants responded to the questions poised to capture their perception, attitude and opinion on the escape route/s at their workstations. In the assessment 85.71 % of the surveyed escape routes exhibited insufficient or unsuitable fire elements while only 7.14 % of the buildings had sufficient and/or suitabl...

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Fire, apart from being very useful, and an essential good for human being; it can be very dangerous, when it occurs where it is not needed, and unprepared. The study main objective was to assess fire safety preparedness in building construction sites in DarEs -Salaam, Tanzania; specifically looking into assessing awareness on fire safety preparedness among building construction site workers, examining the existing situation of the building construction sites on the provision of fire safety preparedness gears, and at the end recommending on the possible measures to improve fire safety preparedness in building construction sites.The research design adopted in this study was descriptive survey research. Questionnaire, focus group discussion and observation were used to collect data in which 48 questionnaires were distributed, and 42 of thequestionnaires returned,alongside with the focus group discussions containing 40 respondents from different construction sites. Simple, randomly and purposively sampling methods were used in selection of the study sample. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS, and Microsoft excel, presented in charts, plates, frequency table and percentage form for easy interpretations.The study findings revealed that; fire safety preparedness awareness was low among majority of site laborers in the selected construction sites, due to inadequacy of trainings to site laborers, and unawareness on the uses of firefighting gears. Moreover, the study revealed that; most of site staff are aware on the fire safety measures due to their participation in different trainings. Likewise, the provision of firefighting equipment in construction site, is still low in most of building construction sites. The study also found that; fire and safety drills were not regularly conducted, and there was lack of an assembly point in construction sites. The study recommends on; the conduction of fire safety trainings, campaigning through different media in order to raise awareness on fire safety preparedness, compliance with different statutory requirements such as Fire Rescue Acts, OSHA, and other regulatory status, so as to ensure maximum state of preparedness in case of fire outbreak in building construction sites.

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Fire in learning institutions is a public concern because of the increased incidences, injuries and deaths of innocent immediate school stakeholders not to mention the destruction caused by the fire to the institution buildings such as the halls of residence and lecture rooms. Preparedness to fire disaster will help to minimize loss of lives, property and learning time. The purpose of this study was to investigate fire disaster preparedness in the UTM engineering faculty in Johor Bahru. The study was guided by the following objectives; to establish the adequacy of firefighting facilities in UTM engineering faculty in Johor Bahru, to determine the extent to which UTM engineering faculty buildings are constructed in relation to policy provisions pertaining to fire disaster preparedness, to establish how UTM engineering faculty has put in place fire safety plans as a measure of fire disaster preparedness, to determine whether UTM engineering faculty in Johor Bahru trains workers and students on appropriate responses in case of fire outbreak and to make recommendations from the study. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was the academic staff, supporting staff and students in all the six schools in UTM engineering faculty in Johor Bahru. Simple random sampling was used to give every subject an equal chance to be selected. Data were collected by means of questionnaires which were administered to the respondents through drop and pick method, and the site observation checklist. Data collected from respondents were analyzed through descriptive statistics. The results were presented using frequency tables. Basing on the study findings, majority of the respondents reported that a few specific firefighting facilities in schools were adequate and annually inspected contributing to a low level of fire disaster preparedness. In relation to faculty buildings and fire safety, in majority of the schools, lecture rooms are not congested, laboratories have two doors and all laboratory chemicals are properly stored, assembly points and all exit routes are well labeled. This indicated a high level of fire disaster preparedness. On safety plans, most schools have evacuation plans, but they have never used them. The fact that most schools have never experienced the use of the evacuation plans in the schools, shows that in case of fire disaster, the stakeholders may not benefit from them. Most schools do not remind the stakeholders of these plans and this means that the plans may not help them in case of a fire disaster. Most schools lack evacuation plans for vulnerable persons. All these are signs of fire disaster unpreparedness. On training in fire safety, most workers and students have not been trained on appropriate responses in case of fire outbreak and most of them may not know what to do in case of fire disaster leading to fire disaster unpreparedness. Basing on the study findings, the faculty management should consider adding more firefighting facilities like sprinkler system, reliable water supply, fire boots, suits, helmets, hoods, gloves, sacks of sands in buildings, fire blankets, fire fighters’ outfits, fire protective clothing, fire hydrants, fire escape ladder and self-contained breathing apparatus so that they become proportional to the number of buildings and people in the schools. It is also recommended that windows should not be grilled, and doors should open outwards. In addition, UTM engineering faculty stakeholders should be made aware of evacuation plans. Finally, all UTM engineering faculty stakeholders should be trained on fire safety. The researcher suggested that a similar study be carried out in other UTM faculties in Johor Bahru to check on fire disaster preparedness in the schools as cases of fire disasters are on the rise.

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Purpose: The major objective of the study was to determine the status of fire preparedness among students at Kenya Medical Training College. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study design. The study populations were 1 and 4 year students in Machakos and Embu KMTCs. A sample size of 336 students was selected randomly in both campuses while stratified random sampling technique was used to sample students from departments and classes in each College. Data was collected using pretested questionnaires, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. All the data collected was entered into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and analysis done using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: Students were aware of the types of disasters which could affect them while in the college with 181 (54%) of the respondents knew the possible fire risk sources in the rooms. Majority 218 (64.9%) did not know the college fire safety policy guidelines...

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101 Fire Safety Essay Topic Ideas & Examples

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• Principles of Fire Prevention and Safety: An Overview The public’s knowledge of fire safety, the evaluation of building plans for both new and existing structures, and the investigation of fires are further grounds for carrying out fire inspections and fire safety enforcement activities.
• Aspects of the Fire Prevention and Safety According to the 2019 International Building Code, materials and features in buildings need to be structurally fire-resistant to safeguard against the spread of fire and smoke.
• America Burning: The Importance of Fire Safety America Burning has acted as a road map for the fire service and the federal fire programs for the past 15 years, directing them toward enhancing fire safety in the United States.”America Burning Revisited” served […]
• Fire Safety: Key Principles and Measures With the appropriate knowledge of how to act in case of a fire and what steps to take to help others, people are safer.
• Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement: Sprinkler Systems Clean –agent extinguishing systems are important in high-value resource centers that contain resources such as telecommunication equipment and data storage system.
• Operating Room Fires: Preparation and Prevention Risk management issue is the process of exercising precautionary measures against a peril that aims at reducing the incidences of harm to the patient and reduction of the losses that could occur in the event […]
• Civil Engineering Assessment: Fire Safety in Buildings According to the ‘Review of the Building Regulations 2004: Section 2 Fire,’ fire safety main aims are to ensure the protection of life, achievement of sustainable development, and assist the fire and rescue services.
• The Project of Improving Online Fire Prevention The aim of the present document is to summaries the information collected to start the project of improving online fire prevention information for businesses.
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• Fire Prevention Unit VI and VII: USA Forest Service The fire prevention services and the US Forest service have a lot in common, specifically fighting fire and take precautions against any possible risks.”Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S.
• Fire Prevention: “Development a Statewide Fire and Life Safety Education Program” I would seek out the help of the NFPA to set up a committee of volunteers who would go around schools and conduct open-ended seminars so students can learn and ask questions.”The National Fire Protection […]
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• Communication Technology and Fire Safety With the inevitable deterioration of the existing infrastructure and simultaneous growth of the transportation industry, the issue of fire safety in rail and road tunnels becomes more prominent each year.
• Organizing the Fire Safety Centre for Children The headquarters of the organization will be in Chicago, Illinois and have a centre in the same city. The vision statement of the organization will be, “To offer the society an alternative parent so as […]
• “The Link Between Fire Research and Process Safety” by Cadena and Munoz The authors wanted to “understand the connection between FSE and PS and their applications in different fire systems”. The “joint application of FSE and PS can make it easier for engineers to understand the safety […]
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