Fire Risk Analysis on Buildings Considering Fire Spread and Total Floor Area

Fire risk analysis models utilized for the fire risk assessment of domestic structures do not usually take into account flame spread and building size. Therefore, in this study, the effect of the building size on flame spread was investigated. Results showed that the frequency of occurrence of fires increased when the building has 11 or more floors. Additionally, the rate of occurrence of small-scale fires also increased when the total floor area was greater than or equal to 1,000 m2. From the risk analysis, the fire risk of health care, medical, and recreational facilities were calculated to be 25.7 × 10-3, 4.29 × 10-3, and 0.91 × 10-3 persons per year, respectively. As such, these were classified as high-risk facilities.

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Fire Risk Analysis Using Geospatial Approach and Mitigation Measures for South-West Delhi

International Journal of Emerging Research in Management and Technology ◽

10.23956/ijermt.v6i8.128 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 131

Author(s):

S. K. Tomar ◽

A. Kaur ◽

H. K. Dangi ◽

T. Ghawana ◽

K. Sarma

Keyword(s):

Risk Analysis ◽

Fire Risk ◽

Population Data ◽

Fire Service ◽

Capital City ◽

Mitigation Measures ◽

Fire Risk Analysis ◽

South West ◽

Geospatial Tools ◽

Fire Stations

One of the major challenge from unplanned growth in the cities is the fire incidents posing a serious threat to life and property. Delhi, the capital city of India, has seen unplanned growth of colonies resulting in a serious concern for the relevant agencies. This paper investigates the relation between potential causes of fire incidents during 2013-2016 in South-West Delhi Division of Delhi Fire Services as part of risk analysis using the data about fire stations & their jurisdictions, incidents of fire, water reservoirs available, landuse and population data along with the divisional & sub-divisional boundaries of South-West Delhi division under Delhi Fire Service. Statistical and Geospatial tools have been used together to perform the risk analysis. The analysis reveals that difference in actual occupancy and defined landuse as a part of unplanned growth of settlements is found to be the main reason behind the major fire incidents. The suggested mitigation measures focus on legal, policy, physical & technological aspects and highlight the need to bring the systemic changes with changing scenario of demographics and infrastructure to accommodate more aspects of ground reality.

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Fire risk analysis in oil, gas and chemical industries

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION ◽

10.28999/2541-9595-2019-9-3-353-357 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 353-357

Author(s):

Irina I. Rashoyan ◽

Keyword(s):

Risk Analysis ◽

Fire Risk ◽

Fire Risk Analysis ◽

Oil Gas

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City Fire Risk Analysis based on Coupling Fault Tree Method and Triangle Fuzzy Theory

Procedia Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.proeng.2014.10.427 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 84 ◽

pp. 204-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Wu Aiyou ◽

Shi Shiliang ◽

Li Runqiu ◽

Tang Deming ◽

Tang Xiafang

Keyword(s):

Risk Analysis ◽

Fuzzy Theory ◽

Fault Tree ◽

Fire Risk ◽

Fire Risk Analysis ◽

Coupling Fault ◽

Tree Method

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Real Scale Fire Test for the Karaoke Fire Risk Analysis

Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation ◽

10.9798/kosham.2012.12.6.001 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yong Ho Yoo ◽

Young Hwa Choi ◽

Oh Sang Kweon

Keyword(s):

Risk Analysis ◽

Fire Test ◽

Fire Risk ◽

Fire Risk Analysis ◽

Real Scale

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Introduction to Fire Risk Analysis

SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering ◽

10.1007/978-1-4939-2565-0_72 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 2817-2826 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

John M. Watts ◽

John R. Hall

Keyword(s):

Risk Analysis ◽

Fire Risk ◽

Fire Risk Analysis

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Basic Polymer Material Properties for Flame Spread

Journal of Fire Sciences ◽

10.1177/073490419301100401 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 287-295 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

M.A. Delichatsios

Keyword(s):

Flame Spread ◽

Material Properties ◽

Oxygen Index ◽

Fire Hazard ◽

Fire Spread ◽

Test Methods ◽

Critical Conditions ◽

Small Scale ◽

Limited Oxygen Index ◽

Limited Oxygen

We present and demonstrate the application of a systematic methodology for predicting fire spread and growth and for a relative fire hazard classification of materials for any scale and fire environment. This methodol ogy consists of three steps: (1) select laboratory test methods to perform flam mability measurements; (2) based on these measurements, obtain key flamma bility material properties which are precisely defined in this work; and (3) use these properties in a mathematical model of fire spread and growth to predict fire hazards. The complementary test methods we have selected and used are: (a) a general flammability test apparatus (such as NIST or FMRC) [1,2] modified to also provide pyrolysis measurements in an inert N2 atmosphere; (b) the Limited Oxygen Index (LOI) apparatus, which is used here as a tool for ob taining properties needed for creeping flame spread and extinction, including vitiated environments; and (c) a solid material smoke-point height apparatus [8], which is used to characterize the smokiness of the burning material needed to determine the radiation and smoke yield for arbitrary fire situations (wall fires, pool fires or ceiling fires) [8]. The use and proper interpretation of the Limited Oxygen Index apparatus can replace the LIFT [10] apparatus for deter mining in a more accurate and direct way the material properties required for creeping (vertical downward, lateral, horizontal) flame spread. The present methodology has been compared well with experiments in this work and else where [9], and it has been used to predict critical conditions for fire spread [11], not empirically as it is usually done, but based on first principles of fire spread, fire growth and burning, together with material flammability properties syste matically deduced from small-scale test measurements.

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