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Korean Institute of Fire Science and Engineering (한국화재소방학회)
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Statistics and Management Systems of Unwanted Domestic and Foreign Fire Alarms

국내·외 비화재보의 통계 및 관리체계에 관한 연구

  • Hwang, Euy-Hong (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Eun (Dept. of Fire and Disaster Prevention Engineeriong, Hoseo Univ.) ;
  • Choi, Don-Mook (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.)
  • 황의홍 (가천대학교 설비.소방공학과 대학원) ;
  • 이성은 (호서대학교 소방방재학과) ;
  • 최돈묵 (가천대학교 설비.소방공학과)
  • Received : 2020.03.30
  • Accepted : 2020.04.10
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

In the event of a fire and a disaster, prompt and accurate alarms inside and outside the building are directly related to the minimization of damage and the success of life evacuation. However, due to unwanted fire alarms in automated fire detection systems, the number of dispatches by misunderstanding in the 119 service is increasing. This causes the insensitivity to the safety of building managers and the waste of the fire-fighting power. Therefore, in this study, the statistical databases and literature on unwanted fire alarms in Korea and abroad (USA, UK) were identified and the management systems for unwanted fire alarms were compared and analyzed to identify problems of statistics in the management systems for unwanted fire alarms.

화재 및 재난에서 신속·정확한 경보는 피해규모의 최소화와 인명 피난의 성공과 직결된다. 그러나 자동화재탐지설비의 비화재보로 인해 119서비스의 오인출동의 수가 증가하고 있다. 이는 건물의 관계인의 안전 불감증과 소방의 인력낭비를 초래한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국외(미국, 영국) 및 국내의 비화재보에 대한 통계DB 및 문헌을 확인하고, 비화재보의 관리체계에 대해서 비교·분석하여 비화재보에 대한 통계 및 관리체계의 문제점을 확인하였다.

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