Socioeconomic determinants of urban fire risk: A city-wide analysis of 283 Chinese cities from 2013 to 2016

Hu, Jun; Shu, Xueming; Xie, Sitao; Tang, Shi‐Yang; Wu, Jinjin; Deng, Boyu

doi:10.1016/j.firesaf.2019.102890

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“…Relatively, most of the residents in IS are lower-income and less-educated, and their safety awareness is low. Some studies have revealed the high fire risk related to low income and education [ 42 , 43 , 44 ]. The fire control publicity and training provided by the communities are inadequate: on one hand, people have little knowledge of requirements on safe ignition, so the use of electrical appliances or oil was improper, or the open flame was close to combustible materials.…”

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Fire Risk Assessments of Informal Settlements Based on Fire Risk Index and Bayesian Network

Xie

Shu

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The specific risk assessment of informal settlements (IS) is important for the management of IS and protection of environmental safety and public health. In this paper, we introduced the different types of IS in China, and conducted the fire risk assessment on 26 burning buildings in these IS, providing a semi-quantitative and scenario fire risk perception of IS in China for the readers. Two methods, the risk index and the Bayesian network, are proposed and adopted for the fire risk assessment in IS. First, a risk index system with a total of 69 factors is used to assess the degree of fire risk of buildings in IS semi-quantitatively, and the result shows that fire equipment and fire safety management on IS are seriously lacking. Then, a Bayesian network of building fire risk with a total of 66 nodes was established to assess the fire risk from ignition to spread as well as the safety evacuation. Overall, the possibility of ignition is high, but due to the role of fire equipment and fire protection design, the possibilities of fire from ignition to spread is gradually reduced. Finally, we also put forward some feasible suggestions for occupants in IS, community organizations and emergency managers to reduce the fire risk from the aspects of fire equipment and fire safety management.

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Fire Risk Assessments of Informal Settlements Based on Fire Risk Index and Bayesian Network

Xie

Shu

et al. 2022

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“…The ''World Fire Statistics'' reports [14,15] are published yearly by the International Association of Fire and Rescue Service (CTIF) for European countries and selected other countries. Data could be provided by fire and rescue services or other institutions responsible for the fire statistics and when variables related to fire incidents, deaths and injuries are plotted over time, the differences could be attributable to geographical locations [16], collection methodologies, fire safety regulations in place [17], and most of all to the adopted terminology. For example, in the fire statistics published by the Home Office in England, there is a subdivision between fire and total damage.…”

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Closing Data Gaps and Paving the Way for Pan-European Fire Safety Efforts: Part II—Terminology of Fire Statistical Variables

Manes

Sauca

Houssami³

et al. 2023

Fire Technol

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A well-defined terminology of fire-related variables is important for correct analyses and supporting knowledge-based decisions regarding the evaluation of building fires at the European level. After developing an overview of current practices for fire statistics in Part I, the terminology used and the data collected by the EU Member States and eight other countries regarding fire incidents, property damage and human losses were mapped to increase awareness of their practice and support a comprehensive assessment of several fire statistical datasets. A questionnaire was distributed to relevant authorities responsible for the collection, elaboration/analysis, and fire statistical data publications to define and select the essential variables for an appropriate fire assessment and fire incident description. Based on the results of the questionnaire able to identify the essential fire statistical variables and a detailed analysis of current definitions adopted in the fire statistics of the EU Member States and other countries, a common terminology is proposed to collect the necessary data in the EU Member States and obtain meaningful datasets based on standardised terms and definitions. The results will generate essential outputs to move towards harmonised fire statistics at the EU level and contribute to an appropriate analysis able to improve fire prevention and fire mitigation in building fires.

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“…A significant body of existing research has emphasised the importance of socio-economic factors in residential fires [12,13,14,15,16,17], identifying poverty [18], poor housing quality [19,2] and lower educational attainment [7] as important determining variables. Other studies have highlighted the role of household structure or family composition, as in the case of single parents or adults living alone.…”

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Understanding ethnicity and residential fires from the perspective of cultural values and practices: A case study of Leicester, United Kingdom

Morgner

Patel

2021

Fire Safety Journal

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Socioeconomic determinants of urban fire risk: A city-wide analysis of 283 Chinese cities from 2013 to 2016

Cited by 18 publications

References 15 publications

Fire Risk Assessments of Informal Settlements Based on Fire Risk Index and Bayesian Network

Fire Risk Assessments of Informal Settlements Based on Fire Risk Index and Bayesian Network

Closing Data Gaps and Paving the Way for Pan-European Fire Safety Efforts: Part II—Terminology of Fire Statistical Variables

Understanding ethnicity and residential fires from the perspective of cultural values and practices: A case study of Leicester, United Kingdom

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