Adoption of fire prevention measures – Predictors in a representative German sample

Stumpf, Kristina; Knuth, Daniela; Kietzmann, Diana; Schmidt, Silke

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2016.12.023

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“…1. This result is consistent with previous research on individual disaster preparedness and fires [44], but cannot explain a large part of the variation in fire safety behaviours due to the low prevalence of residential fires in the sample (2 percent).…”

Section: Correlation With Fires In the Past 5 Yearssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…2 does not mimic cross-sectional evidence of changes in positive attitudes towards risk-taking across the life span, which are consistently negative in most risk-taking domains [54]. Likewise, given that experiences of fires or similar emergency situations have been shown to increase precautionary behaviour [44] and that logically more older people would have experienced emergencies, it could be expected that a linear, increasing, fire protection curve could be seen.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Household Fire Protection Practices in Relation to Socio-demographic Characteristics: Evidence from a Swedish National Survey

Nilson

Bonander

2019

Fire Technol

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The sociodemographic inequalities in the ownership of residential fire safety equipment, fire prevention practices and fire protection knowledge was studied using an inductive and data-driven approach based on the responses to a national Swedish survey containing individual-level data on several dimensions of home fire safety practices (n = 7507). Cluster analysis was used to summarise home fire safety data and sociodemographic characteristics of the sample were then regressed on the data ordinal regression analysis. The results showed significant correlations between the level of fire protection and a range of factors (sex, age, family composition, income, housing type and country of birth), suggesting a positive effect of socioeconomic success. Further, the results imply that having experienced a residential fire has a positive impact on future fire protection practices, and that higher levels of fire protection interest increases the probability of having a functional smoke detector.

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Section: Correlation With Fires In the Past 5 Yearssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Household Fire Protection Practices in Relation to Socio-demographic Characteristics: Evidence from a Swedish National Survey

Nilson

Bonander

2019

Fire Technol

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“…The obtained research results show that slightly more than half of the respondents participated in firefighting and that they have some kind of experience in such situations. Such results may indicate that fires are very common in the workplace or that experiences have been gained through various trainings, which is consistent with the results of previous research (Nilson & Bonander, 2020;Stumpf et al, 2017). However, the question arises as to whether the way of reacting in such situations was appropriate and timely.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Private security preparedness for disasters caused by fire

Cvetković¹,

Pavlović²,

Janković³

2021

Nauka bezbednost policija

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The subject of the research was the examination of the factors of influence on the preparedness of the private security for disasters caused by fire. In addition to determining the preparedness index, there are deeper insights into the interrelationships between various selected variables and the level of preparedness of members of the private security. Using the random sampling method, 300 adult members of the private security were selected, and they participated in the research. The results of the research indicate that members of private security were not sufficiently prepared to react to fires. The research results could be used as a starting point for conducting further research in this area since the improvement in training of security personnel plays an important role in disaster control and prevention, thereby producing safer and more secure work environment and society.

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“…Existing research has also identified a list of individual sociodemographic factors associated with disaster preparedness, e.g., [ 19 , 20 , 21 ], which includes migration status [ 22 , 23 ], race and ethnicity [ 24 ], income [ 25 ], education level [ 26 ] and homeownership [ 27 ]. Hazard adaption, which is usually constructed by hazard experience, knowledge, risk perception and self-efficacy [ 28 ], is another individual inherent factor which may have a significant influence on disaster preparedness [ 7 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ]. Generally, individuals with previous disaster experiences are more likely than those without to better prepare for disasters [ 34 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual Disaster Preparedness in Drought-and-Flood-Prone Villages in Northwest China: Impact of Place, Out-Migration and Community

Guo

Sim

2021

IJERPH

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Rural communities are generally more vulnerable to natural hazards when compared to urban communities. Moreover, rural communities are diverse and unique in their place, population, agricultural production and culture, which make it challenging for different rural settings to prepare for disasters. There is a little comparison made about the individual disaster preparedness among rural communities with different geographic landforms. In this study, we examined the individual disaster preparedness of rural residents in three drought-and-flood-prone villages with different landforms (plains, loess plateau and mountains) via a cross-sectional self-report structured questionnaire survey conducted in Northwest China. We also adopted an ecological framework to examine the determinants of villagers’ individual disaster preparedness across different dimensions: place, individual sociodemographic factors, family socioeconomic status, hazard adaptations, community and neighbourhood influences. We found that place was a significant factor for disaster preparedness when controlling individual sociodemographic and family socioeconomic factors. The level of preparedness in the plains was higher than both mountains and plateau. Moreover, the villagers who had out-migrated to work reported a higher level of disaster preparedness than did local villagers. In addition, the community and neighbourhood played an important role in determining individual disaster preparedness. This research highlights the needs for tailored community-based disaster risk reduction programs to improve villagers’ knowledge and skills of disaster preparedness.

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Adoption of fire prevention measures – Predictors in a representative German sample

Cited by 19 publications

References 27 publications

Household Fire Protection Practices in Relation to Socio-demographic Characteristics: Evidence from a Swedish National Survey

Household Fire Protection Practices in Relation to Socio-demographic Characteristics: Evidence from a Swedish National Survey

Private security preparedness for disasters caused by fire

Individual Disaster Preparedness in Drought-and-Flood-Prone Villages in Northwest China: Impact of Place, Out-Migration and Community

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