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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2019.33.2.124

Improvement Plan of Fire-Related Laws of Disaster Prevention Facilities of Road Tunnels  

Seo, Hyo-Seon (Busan Geumjeong Fire Station)
Whang, Young-Kwon (Dept. of Disaster Prevention, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Seung-Chul (Dept. of Fire and Protection Engineering, Kangwon National University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.33, no.2, 2019 , pp. 124-131 More about this Journal
Abstract
When a fire occurs in a road tunnel, it is likely to develop into a major disaster because of its sealed structural characteristics. Because of this, a range of disaster prevention facilities should be installed, and they should show their appropriate functions in fire prevention and response. In addition, the installation of essential disaster prevention facilities is missing due to the lack of considering an extension of continuous tunnels and soundproof tunnels. For these reasons, it was judged that an amendment to the law would be necessary. Therefore, this paper reviewed the changes in domestic laws related to the disaster prevention facilities of road tunnels, and the results of the study on the parts that need to be revised in the fire-related laws through a comparative analysis between laws are as follows. First, consecutive tunnels should consider the sum of the extensions of the individual tunnels and ensure that the soundproof tunnels are included in the category of tunnels in the law. In this way, the necessary disaster prevention facilities should be installed. Second, it is necessary to secure a legal justification for installing disaster prevention facilities in tunnels. Therefore, it is essential that water mist fire extinguishing system facilities, emergency broadcasting facilities, and leading lights, which are excluded from installation in tunnels, are specified in the Fire-related laws. Third, to specify in the law that air respirators must be provided in the tunnel is necessary from the viewpoint of the field response. Accordingly, it will make a great contribution to the fire-fighting activities and the life-saving efforts by fire-fighters.
Keywords
Road tunnels; Disaster prevention facilities; Fire-related laws; Continuous tunnels; Soundproof tunnels;
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