Abstract
ABTSRACT Fires in buildings have significant impact on communities both socially and economically. In education facilities, fire incidents have potential impact on academical activities and research products. Fire authorities, practitioners and relevant bodies have been addressed this issue partially on the points of physical aspects and management addressed to fire safety. This study seeks the importance element of a framework that should be implemented comprehensively increasing campus building fire protection around the clock. Number of buildings in University of Brawijaya were used as the sample study. Assessment on fire protection tools of buildings have been performed to seek potential fire risk, a questionnaire has been dirtributed online throughout building occupants seeking level of awareness and knowledge toward fire incidents. Meanwhile, existing fire disaster models implemented in some campus buildings been reviewed. The study found 4 elements of the fire disaster model to be taken into account, including: occupant’s knowledge and awareness, quality infrastructure of the building, insentives, and control. Keywords: fire safety management, fire protection, building occupants, fire safety awareness.
Highlights
Fire incidents may occur in all types of buildings, such as residential buildings, offices as well as educational facilities
This study aims to seek an effective model to lessen the risk of fire incident in campuss buildings
This study looked at the awareness or knowledge of building occupants on the existence of modification of space/building
Summary
Fire incidents may occur in all types of buildings, such as residential buildings, offices as well as educational facilities. In Indonesia, number of campuses have been caught by fire in the last decade. The incident in the Islamic University of Malang in Juni 2016 have been demolised 2 out of 3 floor levels classrooms and laboratorium. This fire was caused by shirt circuits in an electrical distribution panel. Another campuss fire have reported in Budi Luhur University, Tangerang in December 2015. A big fire wiped out part of building in the Business and Informatics Institute of Indonesia, known as the Kwik Kian Gie School of Business, in early of January 2014. Another fire occured in the Civil Engineering Faculty of the University of Indonesia. Even though there was no any casualties reported, number of research paper and PhD dissertation have been extincted
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