Contingency planning for fire protection in built environment: Risk analysis in campus area

[摘要] Urban and Regional Planning Department, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember has experienced small fire incident in Computer Laboratory, in the middle of 2015. This incident is caused by short circuiting and electricity used in high activities. In addition, the buildings have not yet equipped with evacuation paths strategies nor fire protection system. This article aims to describe the contingency plan formulation process of fire incident in campus building concerning the hazard, vulnerability, and risk level of fire. The method used is based on disaster risk management process, included identify the hazard, measure the vulnerability, analyse the risk level of fire, then analyse the assembly point and evacuation routes to formulate the contingency plan. The finding shows that the fire risk level is categorised into high, medium, and low fire risk. Then, based on scoring analysis, we found the best route to assembly point in the Northwest side of the building. The results are then combined with the stakeholders perception consists of Department's managers, employees, head of the laboratory and students to formulate contingency plans as an improvement over a fire preparedness. Contingency plan consists of scenarios, policies and strategies according to the fire prevention sectors.

[发布机构] Urban and Regional Planning Department, Indonesia^1;Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya; 60111, Indonesia^2

[效力级别] 经济学

[关键词] Campus buildings;contingency;Contingency planning;evacuation;Fire incidents;Fire protection system;Risk management process;Urban and regional planning