Evaluation of a fire safety risk prediction model for an existing building

Abstract

Fire is one of the most critical risks devastating to human life and property. Therefore, humans make different efforts to deal with fire hazards. Many techniques have been developed to assess fire safety risks. One of these methods is to predict the outbreak of a fire in buildings, and although it is hard to predict when a fire will start, it is critical to do so to safeguard human life and property. This research deals with evaluating the safety risks of the existing building in the city of Samawah/Iraq and determining the appropriateness of these buildings in terms of safety from fire hazards. Twelve parameters are certified based on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA2016) code. The concept of giving weight to each criterion was adopted to classify the criteria according to their importance and then conduct an on-site examination of these existing buildings to test the selected criteria. The result indicates a possible fire risk in these buildings due to the lack of compliance with fire safety instructions in the approved codes.

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

“…Fire safety risk assessment is one of the most important issues in building fire management. Its importance comes from the criticality of the loss of life and the damage that the fire accident could result in [25]. Many previous studies have proposed methods and techniques to assist professionals in evaluating the fire risk of buildings [26].…”