Fire-fighting Equipment Research Articles

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Existing Preventive Fire-Fighting Measures in the City of Douala, Cameroon, to Improve Decision-Making and Public Safety

The storage of hydrocarbons in urban areas poses significant risks to local populations, including the potential for fire, explosion, groundwater contamination, and air pollution. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of current fire prevention and suppression strategies in the city of Douala. The study will be approached by first identifying, geolocating, and characterizing urban firefighting equipment. Subsequently, a proposal will be put forth for a response system to safeguard the city in the event of a catastrophic fire at a service station. In order to achieve this objective, the current regulatory framework governing the location of FH facilities was subjected to a thorough examination. Subsequently, pivotal compliance factors were identified, operationalized, and an audit checklist was formulated. A safety questionnaire was utilized to assess the equipment within service stations. GPS technology was employed to record the GPS coordinates of the FHs. GIS10.3.1 software was utilized to evaluate the BI distribution model. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS20.0 software, which revealed that the 142 BIs studied were essentially randomly distributed across the following neighborhoods. The results of the election yielded the following results: Bonamoussadi 27 (19%), Bonandjo 19 (13%), Bali 02 (1%), Deido 09 (6%), Akwa Nord 03 (2%), Bonamoussadi 18 (12%), Makepe 18 (12%), and B. The remaining 5% is distributed among the following: Assa, Bepanda, Cité-Sic, Ndogbong, Cité des Palmiers, Bonaberi, and New-Bell. Of the 142 FH identified, 30 (21.12%) lack water, and 4 (2.81%) have a flow rate of less than 30 m³/h with a dynamic pressure of less than 1 bar. Seventeen (11.97%) are inaccessible; 79 (55.63%) are operational; five (3.52%) are challenging to operate; and seven (4.92%) are situated within a private enclosure. The response time of the fire department is inadequate for all stations situated more than 3 km from their base in Ngondi-Douala. Only 17 (11.52%) of the stations are situated at distances of less than 5.83 km, which is conducive to efficient intervention. In contrast, 134 (88.74%) of the stations are located at distances of 5.83 km or more from the fire department base, which is not conducive to efficient intervention. The results indicate that the BIs are situated at considerable distances from the stations. Notably, the Total Laquitinie station is the sole city station with a FH located at its entrance. The database developed in this study could serve as a valuable resource for policymakers to inform appropriate action.

СИСТЕМА КАЧЕСТВА ОБУЧЕНИЯ В КАДЕТСКИХ КЛАССАХ МЧС РОССИИ И ПОЖАРНО-СПАСАТЕЛЬНЫХ КОЛЛЕДЖАХ

The results of research on the creation of an internal system for assessing the quality of education teaching children in schools with cadet classes of EMERCOM of Russia and fire and rescue colleges the basics of fire safety are presented. The requirements for the qualifications of a teacher-educator for high-quality classes with children on combustion, the danger of uncontrolled combustion – fire and compliance with fire safety requirements are presented. The methodological features of teaching children of different age groups the basics of fire prevention, fire fighting equipment and tactics are shown. Methods for checking the quality of student learning are proposed.

Application and Research of Intelligent Multi-source Information Fusion Technology in Firefighting Equipment

As modern firefighting environments become increasingly complex, traditional firefighter equipment and operational methods are no longer adequate to address the high-risk challenges of fire rescue operations. Fire scenes are characterized by complex and hazardous environmental factors, with firefighters facing multiple threats such as extreme temperatures, dense smoke, and toxic gases. Therefore, ensuring the safety and efficiency of firefighters is of paramount importance. This study integrates multiple sensor technologies to enable real-time monitoring of firefighters' physiological status, posture changes, and fire scene conditions. The system incorporates ErgoLAB wireless ECG and PPG sensors, the BWT61CL posture sensor, and the MAG14mini infrared camera, which are capable of simultaneously capturing key physiological data and heat distribution in the fire scene. To ensure data accuracy and real-time performance, the study employs efficient signal preprocessing techniques, including noise reduction, baseline correction, and time synchronization. In addition, wireless transmission technology and multimodal data fusion algorithms are utilized to comprehensively analyze the firefighters' status and fire scene conditions. This approach significantly enhances the precision of firefighter safety monitoring and operational efficiency, demonstrating substantial innovation and practical value.

Structural Design and Flight Simulation of Firefighting and Rescue UAV Based on Coaxial Dual Rotors

The technology of firefighting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used in fire scene reconnaissance, water disaster investigation, and rescue missions, has become a crucial asset in responding to fires and emergencies. The key to this technology is to swiftly and effectively improve the operational efficiency of UAVs. Based on the premise of rapid and effective rescue, the stability, tracking, and safety of hexacopter UAVs technology improved the design and optimization innovative design of the storage and transportation convenience structure of unmanned aerial vehicles were carried out. An innovative high-pressure ejection mechanism for fire bombs (delivery items) has been designed. So, a portable, efficient, and fast unmanned aerial vehicle structure was designed. The PX4 flight control system was used to conduct simulation experiments on the newly designed UAV, and it was found that the structural design was reasonable, and the UAV was operated smoothly and accurately during the simulation flight. This structural design and simulation analysis can provide new ideas for the design of new fire-fighting equipment.

Exploring the ship operation safety indicators of international ports in Taiwan

Port safety plays an important role in port operations. Ship size has become larger and the port environment has rapidly changed in recent years. Ship accidents occur in the port area due to the complex environment in the port area. To improve past decision analysis methods on port operation safety fields and reduce fatalities and financial loss for potential accidents, the novelty of this study is to construct a safety index of ports with the application of the Best Worst Method (BWM). Four dimensions and 14 indicators were summarized based on an intensive literature review. The BWM was implemented to prioritize the weights of dimensions and indicators. Based on 21 expert questionnaires, the results indicate that the ranking of dimensions is ‘human’, ‘ship facilities’, ‘port facilities’, and ‘documentation check’. Regarding the ranking of indicators, the top three are ‘fire-fighting and life-saving equipment’, ‘captain’, and ‘pilot’. Safety improvement strategies (e.g. revising inappropriate operational rules and strengthening human safety education and training) based on these research findings are provided. The merits of this paper are presenting a simpler questionnaire-filling method and overcoming the traditional complicated questionnaire survey process and research limitations (e.g. indicator independence problems in the Analytic Hierarchy Process, and the complexation of filling out a questionnaire in the Analytic Network Process). In addition, the findings can help decision-making for port management authorities, port practitioners, and shipping operators (shipowners) regarding policy implementations of port safety.

Prospects for the development of modern fire trucks

The issues of fire protection of residential buildings, national economy facilities and forests are of great importance in the system of national measures. Fire extinguishing and rescue operations for people in danger are the most important tasks that can be solved with the help of fire fighting equipment. The development and creation of special fire trucks equipped with power plants, the latest means of extinguishing fires and rescuing people in distress are urgent tasks of the present time. The article discusses the design of a fire truck equipped with all of the above systems. Keywords fire truck, project, combined power plant, fire extinguishing means

Urban Environment and People’s Perception on Risk Reduction in Fire Related Hazards in Srinagar City

This study aims to understand people’s risk perception to environmental hazards especially that of fires in context to an urban area. The fire is one of the major disasters in an urban environment but evidence of the effectiveness of education interventions against fire risks is limited. Fires start in three main ways i.e. accidents (misuse of appliances), deliberate ignition and equipment failure (electrical malfunction) and produce smoke and toxic gases which could be extremely fatal to those exposed to it hence the need for prevention and protection from spreading fires by delaying ignition period to allow people more time to escape and for the fire brigade to arrive at the incident. Urban disasters especially fires have tended to receive a baffling lack of response from aid agencies indicating major gaps in urban preparedness. Srinagar city is faced with inadequacy in responding to fire disasters of high magnitude and rescue teams have failed in many of the occasions to live up to expectations. The study area (Srinagar City, J & K) which is urban in nature and character has recorded highest number of fire incidents in last so many years, claiming dozens of lives and damaging property worth crores. The present study is an attempt to assess the people’s risk perception to fire hazards and their prevention, mitigation and preparedness measures in residential, commercial, educational and health related buildings. For this purpose both primary as well as secondary data has been used. The overall scenario reveals that the perception of selected respondents gives a very poor result, as more than 40 % of them either have no knowledge about the fire fighting equipment or lack their use during fire incidents. Factor identification has been done on prior knowledge upon which emphasis was on people’s perception, preparedness and mitigation measures adopted by different stakeholders.

Design and research of suburban railway fire alarm system

With the rapid development of suburban rail transit, fire safety issues have received more and more attention. As the first line of the Shanghai Suburban Railway, the fire safety problem of the Shanghai Suburban Railway Airport Link Line is more prominent. In this paper, an automatic fire alarm system is designed and researched for the fire safety problem of the Shanghai Railway Airport Liaison Line, which adopts a hierarchical distributed structure and can realize accurate fire detection thorough immediately sending fire alarm information to the station control room and line operation control center and informing the location of the fire area. At the same time, the system also coordinates with the BAS system and ISCS system or independently realizes the linkage control of fire fighting equipment. The research results of this paper are of great significance for improving the fire safety level of Shanghai railway airport links.

Стандартизация установок импульсного пожаротушения для подачи самовспенивающейся газоаэрозоленаполненной пены

Pulse fire extinguishing was actively developing. There is a wide range of impulse fire extinguishing devices on the market. However, existing standards do not cover the entire class of these products. Hence there are problems with their certification. To date, two standards are approved and in force: GOST R 53291—2009 «Fire-fighting equipment. Mobile and portable fire extinguishing devices with high-speed delivery of fire extinguishing agent. General technical requirements. Test methods», and GOST R 53286—2009 «Fire-fighting equipment. Automatic powder fire-extinguishing installations. Modules. General technical requirements. Test methods». Two more standards are under development: one of them is essentially a slightly modified version of GOST R 53291—2009 — it will be given the status of interstate; the second supplements GOST R 53286—2009 and concerns installations and modules for gas-powder fire extinguishing. Impulse fire extinguishing installations with self-foaming gas-aerosol-filled foam are not subject to the listed standards for technical requirements and test methods. This applies primarily to the requirements for the volume of vessels used to obtain foam and displace it from there, as well as for the operating time of the pulse fire extinguishing installation, measuring the rate of exit of the fire extinguishing agent, calculating this rate according to the graph of pressure change in the vessel, etc. Therefore, for these installations a separate standard is required. In this case, in general, it is required to give clear definitions of what is meant by impulse fire extinguishing and impulse fire extinguishing installations.

MAIN PIPELINES AND THEIR MEASUREMENT METHODS

Today it is difficult to imagine the development of modern society without the discovery of oil and gas fields, the development of ways to transport these products, their processing and the full use of these products in various industries. The general problem of the functioning of the pipeline system is complicated by the fact that the existing firefighting equipment and technologies cannot reliably ensure safety, as evidenced by the growing number of emergencies associated with fires at facilities. The existing control systems for the operation of main oil pipelines require revision and modernization in terms of automation, the introduction of innovative technologies and computer systems. The leak detection method described in the paper is the most promising both for upgrading the leak detection system and for the oil pipeline safety management system as a whole. The leak detection system under study is based on the work of microscopic robots that move along the pipeline along with the oil product. The correct operation of microscopic robots requires a careful approach to the development of their control algorithms. Currently, oil (its products) and gas are the main energy carriers and are considered mass cargoes, so it is of particular importance to transport them continuously with minimum losses, in a short period of time, relatively inexpensively and safely. Oil and oil products are mainly transported by rail, water, road and pipelines. In some cases, oil products can be delivered to operators by air transport methods. The selection of each mentioned transportation method depends on the size and nature of the products to be transported, as well as the location of oil fields, oil refineries, oil bases, and consumers. One of the most important conditions is to minimize costs in all cases and prevent irrational situations. In recent years, the focus on environmental protection, as well as the need to ensure the safety of pipelines and surrounding communities, has intensified the search for innovative solutions to minimize risks and optimize the transportation process. The implementation of advanced leak detection systems, like the one based on microscopic robots, demonstrates the growing emphasis on proactive measures to address pipeline safety concerns. These microscopic robots, also known as nanobots, can be designed with specialized sensors to detect changes in pressure, temperature, and chemical composition within the pipeline. By continuously monitoring the conditions inside the pipeline, the nanobots can quickly identify any deviations from the normal operation and alert the control systems about potential leaks or other issues. This real-time data can then be used to implement timely interventions, preventing catastrophic failures and minimizing environmental impact. Keywords: Pipeline, oil, development, product,

화재통계 분석을 통한 화재안전지수 개선방안

Recently , the fire safety index of Daejeon Metropolitan City continues to remain low, so research on ways to improve the fire safety index is needed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to suggest ways to improve the fire safety index of Daejeon Metropolitan City based on the analysis of fire occurrence statistics in Daejeon Metropolitan City over the past five years. Firstly, as a way to improve the fire safety index, the number of deaths from dwelling fires should be reduced and residential fire fighting equipment should be installed to detect dwelling fires in advance. Secondly, explosion accidents at factory facilities should be prevented, and fires caused by cigarette butts should be prevented. Furthermore, preventive measures against electric fires should be implemented, and experiential fire safety education and training must be conducted continuously. Finally, information activities are needed for effective fire prevention.

Lighting and orientation-lighting fire equipment: Trends and prospects

The purpose of the article is to carry out an analysis of modern fire-fighting equipment and lighting accessories based on a review of scientific journals and technical passports of lighting equipment. A comparative analysis of fire-fighting helmets in the aspect of comparison of lighting accessories has been carried out in the article; factors that should be considered when choosing lighting equipment have been determined. A comparative analysis of qualitative and technical characteristics of fire-fighting lanterns and their positive and negative sides have been carried out based on these factors. The characteristics of auxiliary lighting equipment have been described. The materials of the study included works published during the last eleven years which made it possible to present the latest finding on the study subject and to draw the relevant for future studies conclusions. The results of the study allowed outlining the significance of the lighting and orientation of light fire equipment in eliminating fires and rescuing victims (both civilians and fire service personnel). The main functional and technical advantages and disadvantages of the widely used equipment are highlighted in the study.

Effects of liquid cooling garment on physiological and psychological strain of firefighter in hot and warm environments

This study aimed to explore the effects of a liquid cooling garment on the physiological and psychological strains of firefighters. Twelve participants wearing firefighting protective equipment with the liquid cooling garment (LCG group) and without the liquid cooling garment (CON group) were recruited to conduct human trials in a climate chamber. During the trials, physiological parameters (mean skin temperature (Tsk), core temperature (Tc), and heart rate (HR)) and psychological parameters (thermal sensation vote (TSV), thermal comfort vote (TCV), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE)) were measured continuously. The heat storage, sweating loss, physiological strain index (PSI), and perceptual strain index (PeSI) were calculated. The results indicated that the liquid cooling garment decreased the mean skin temperature (maximum value of 0.62 °C), scapula skin temperature (maximum value of 1.90 °C), sweating loss (26%), and PSI (0.95 scales) with a significant difference (p < 0.05) at some time points when compared with the CON group. Moreover, the liquid cooling garment had little influence (p > 0.05) on core temperature, heart rate, TSV, TCV, RPE, and PeSI. The association analysis indicated that psychological strain had the potential to predict physiological heat strain with an R2 value of 0.86 between the PeSI and PSI. This study offers insights into the evaluation of cooling system performance, the design of next-generation cooling systems, and the improvement of firefighters’ benefits.

The Szekler Tizes as an Autonomous Village District and Neighborhood Community

AbstractThe Hungarian ethnographic group known as the Szekler people live in the Eastern Carpathians, a mountainous area that formed the eastern border of historical Hungary prior to 1920, and since 1920, with a minor interruption, the center of Romania. The traditionalist Szeklers designated those village districts that enjoyed ethnic autonomy by the name tizes (tenth). The author of the present study endeavors to illustrate, on the basis of written documents, the nature of the tizes as a Szekler village district and neighborhood community and how it functioned in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. In Szekler villages in the modern era, a village district was considered to be a genuine tizes if it had a tradition of self-governance and a variable level of autonomy, and if it was regarded as a self-governing unit of the settlement and society. The population of the tizes formed a local social, neighborhood group, whose sense of the tizes was consistent with the village-level consciousness of other, similar groups. From a settlement perspective, the village comprised several tizes, each one a unit of the settlement. In social terms, the village community was a combination of several tizes communities. In most cases, the Szekler tizes in the modern era had a distinguishing name, an elected leadership, property, basic self-governance, policing and penal jurisdiction, and its own records and administration. In the 17th to 19th centuries, the village districts and neighborhood communities designated by the word tizes may have owned property (e.g., forests, pastures, meadows), animals (bulls, boars), work-related equipment and objects (plow, drill, fire-fighting equipment, chest, stamp, documents), buildings and institutions (church, chapel, cemetery, school, cultural center, cross), and employees (bellringer, forester, herder). In most Szekler inhabited regions in the early 21st century, reminders of the former tizes are to be found only in the form of geographical names and vernacular data. The traditional form, role, and function of these historical autonomous village districts are best preserved in the region once known as the county of Csík in the former Kingdom of Hungary (now Ciuc, Romania). In the merged villages of Csíkszentgyörgy (now Ciucsângeorgiu, Romania) and Csíkbánkfalva (now Bancu, Romania) there are eight functioning tizes still in existence in the third decade of the 21st century. For this reason, the life of the tizes of Csíkszentgyörgy and Csíkbánkfalva has been chosen as the subject of the present study.

Optimization of key parameters for continuous and precise nitrogen injection in goaf based on response surface methodology.

In order to solve the problems of coal spontaneous combustion, poor inerting effect of traditional nitrogen injection, and waste of resources in goaf, based on the response surface methodology and Box-Behnken combination test principle, the self-developed continuous and precise nitrogen injection and fire-fighting equipment was used to study the best possible combination of nitrogen injection position (20-90m), nitrogen injection amount (10-70 m3/min), and air supply volume (2100-2500 m3/min), aiming to minimize the width of the oxidation zone and CO concentration in goaf. The optimal key parameters of continuous precise nitrogen injection were determined as follows: nitrogen injection position 54.17m, nitrogen injection amount 31.04 m3/min, and air supply 2484.81 m3/min. Under this condition, the width of the oxidation zone was 29.21 ± 0.3m and the CO concentration was 28.1 ± 4.4ppm, which were similar to the predicted results of the model (the width of the oxidation zone was 29.41m; CO concentration was 27.28ppm). The reliability of the model was verified. These preliminary studies have achieved the purpose of rapid control of the fire in the whole region of the goaf and provided valuable lessons for similar nitrogen injection fire prevention and extinguishing technologies in goaf.

Аналитическая оценка радиуса действия пожарного резервуара и пожарного водоёма

PURPOSE. Draft amendments and addendums to code 8.13130.2020 “Fire protection systems. Outdoor fire-fighting water supply. Fire safety requirements”, according to which it is proposed to increase working radius of fire tanks and fire reservoirs to 400 m are analyzed. Regulatory documents regarding outdoor fire-fighting water supply for the period from 1947 to the present are examined. The authors analyzed aspects related to determining operating range of a fire tank and an artificial fire reservoir, depending on the capabilities of fire departments and fire-fighting equipment. Such aspects include level of equipping main fire trucks and technical capabilities of pumping equipment for using water sources located at a distance of up to 400 m from the fire site, as well as the number of combat crews arriving at the fire scene. METHODS. System and structural analysis, mathematical statistics, descriptive analysis were used. FINDINGS. The authors proposed and analyzed possible schemes for using water sources located at a distance of more than 200 m from protected objects; analytical characteristics of pump-hose systems for the proposed schemes were obtained; the operating characteristics of a fire pump and pump-hose systems were constructed in the same coordinate systems. RESEARCH APPLICATION FIELD. The results can be used when making a final decision to increase the operating range of fire tanks and fire reservoirs. CONCLUSIONS. With working radius of buildings and structures with fire tanks and artificial reservoirs, the value of which will exceed 200 m, the time of emergency rescue services deployment and free fire development will increase; operational capabilities of fire department to solve related tasks will be reduced; water supply for firefighting will be provided by at least two medium or heavy class fire trucks; organizing water supply into pumping with sequential operation of fire truck pumps will be required.

Об организации деятельности пожарной охраны Вьетнама

Introduction. Natural disasters, tsunamis, floods, forest fires are a pressing problem both for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as Vietnam) and for a number of other countries and regions. When destructive events occur, Vietnamese firefighters coordinate with police and rescue workers to search for victims and conduct searches for missing persons. To maintain skills in working in emergency situations and improve their professional level, firefighters and rescuers on an ongoing basis conduct various classes, exercises, demonstrations to practice actions in emergency situations, and maintain fire trucks, water transport and fire-fighting equipment in good condition. Young personnel are being trained in the field of fire and rescue. The information presented in the article can be used both in the educational process and for scientific purposes when conducting research in the field of technospheric safety. The publication examines the main aspects of the organization of fire protection and emergency rescue services in Vietnam; organizational structure for managing fire and emergency services of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam; basic laws regulating fire safety issues; management, financial and technical support mechanisms; issues of personnel training for fire departments and mechanisms for monitoring emergency situations. A review of the regulatory framework was carried out. The purpose of the study is to study the main aspects of organizing the activities of fire and rescue services in Vietnam. Research methods. To obtain the results, general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge were used - analysis, generalization, analysis of empirical data, economic analysis, which were based on the general principles of the theory of analysis and systems analysis. Research results. An analysis of the activities of the fire department and emergency rescue service of Vietnam was carried out, taking into account their further development in the near future. Conclusion. The data obtained during the study of activities in the field of fire safety in Vietnam will form the basis of scientific work dedicated to supporting the management of small fire departments in Vietnam, as well as in the review scientific and auxiliary bibliographic manual "Firefighting in Europe and on other continents". Keywords: Vietnam; fire protection; legislation; technical equipment; financial support; personnel training; fire and rescue units.

Тактические особенности ликвидации пожаров в зданиях повышенной этажности

PURPOSE. The problem of prompt and efficient fire suppression in high-rise buildings is getting more relevant in view of increase in the number of floors in residential buildings nowadays. The aim of the given work is to conduct an analytical review and identify the main features of extinguishing fires in high-rise buildings with the help of technical means delivering extinguishing agents to the height. METHODS. The authors used methods of mathematical statistics, systems analysis and expert assessments. FINDINGS. The analysis of fires in multi-storey residential buildings in the Russian Federation made it possible to reveal the trend towards increase in fires in such buildings over the past few years. Kitchen and living rooms are still the main source of ignition. And the problem of delivering extinguishing agents to the height remains relevant. Three scenarios of fires for different floors were simulated and schemes for delivering extinguishing agents with the help of mobile means of fire extinguishment were proposed. Fire-fighting equipment and its weight necessary for extinguishing fires were calculated. The probability of the injury rate growth due to increased load on firemen while extinguishing fires at these facilities was brought out. RESEARCH APPLICATION FIELD. The outcomes of the research can be used when studying specifics of fire development in multi-storey residential buildings in order to further improve technical means of fire extinguishment. CONCLUSIONS. Developing and introducing “gentle” means for delivering extinguishing agents in enclosed spaces will allow minimizing damage from excessive water delivery onto fires, and improving ergonomic parameters of fire-fighting equipment will make it possible to speed up laying main and working lines and also to reduce the level of injuries among firefighters due to exhaustion.

Формирование облика перспективного базового шасси для мобильных технических средств пожаротушения в арктических зонах Российской Федерации

The paper proposes the design of a promising platform as a base chassis (BC) for mobile firefighting equipment in the Arctic zones of the Russian Federation. The methodology is based on a system analysis. It included the analysis of climatic and soil conditions in the Arctic zones of the Russian Federation. The creation of such special platforms as basic chassis for the placement of fire extinguishing means is highly relevant. The study demonstrates the main ways and defines the methods of creating new and improving existing basic chassis of special equipment in order to prevent the occurrence and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations. It analyses the structure of existing and prospective BC and identifies the main structural units as the main parameter when creating new and improving existing BC. The paper considers the effectiveness of the BC as a component element of the effectiveness of mobile fire extinguishing means. It also determines the main indicators characterizing the efficiency of the BC and proposes the concept of an articulated multi-component BC. It highlights the main features characterizing the articulated BC as promising for use in extreme climatic conditions of the Arctic zones of the Russian Federation. The signs include multi-sectionality, a single energy module, adaptive distribution of power flows between sections, quick-release connections between sections. The formation of a transport train according to the number and composition of sections is based on the type, remoteness of the emergency center, weather conditions and terrain at the location of the center and on the way to it.

공동주택의 장기수선계획 및 장기수선충당금 집행의 제도적 개선방안

Background/Objectives: Because of poor or inadequate regulations, long-term repair arrangements do not often reflect the management needs of multi-family housing complexes. This study gives political improvement suggestions for multi-family housing complex long-term repair plans that included establishment, reviews, plan coordination, and maintenance reserve accumulation and execution.&#x0D; Methods: Long-term repair plan and reserve accounting documents for multi-family housing complexes from 1994 to 2021 were examined using frequency and percentage. The Multi-family Housing Management Act of South Korea includes an obligation to have long-term repair plans for the targeted multi-family housing complexes.&#x0D; Results: 1) The long-term repair plan execution funds needed in 2020 were calculated by the Korean Housing Managers’ Association’s computer program and found to be 3.64 times greater than in 1994. 2) The long-term repair reserve was used in part for elevators and CCTV and fire fighting equipment repairs; however, no legal repair periods were considered. 3) The long-term repair reserve rate was highest 20 to 30 years after construction, at which time residents find the required expenses difficult to afford.&#x0D; Conclusion/Implications: The case study highlighted several problems: (1) missed work types when the long-term repair plan was established; (2) insufficient repair reserve accumulation because of the Multi-family Housing Management Act regulation that states that repairs need only commence one year after construction and limits repairs to some work types to three to 20%; and (3) no unified area standard for long-term repair plans and K-APT reserves, which altered long-term plans to short-term plans and had three years of field application review and coordination.