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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.0529cd5e

A Study on Effective Fire Countermeasures for Facilities for the Elderly and Children  

Hwang, Euy-Hong (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.)
Choi, Han-Bit (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.)
Choi, Doon-Mook (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.)
Publication Information
Fire Science and Engineering / v.34, no.4, 2020 , pp. 107-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
With the development of the national industry, the importance of the elderly and children such as the elderly, disabled, and children is recognized. Similarly, the number of facilities for the elderly and children is increasing. Fires at facilities for the elderly and children cause heavy casualties. In response to these events, it is essential to activate fire alarms promptly and accurately and to secure evacuation routes. In this study, the laws and statistics related to facilities for elderly and children were reviewed, and problems with legal terms-such as elderly, children, others, unwanted alarm of fire alarm systems, blind spots of fire compartment standards, securing evacuation routes, and absence of standards for life safety rescue organizations-were identified. As an improvement measure, the legal definitions of similar terms-such as elderly, children, unwanted alarm checklist, and establishment of standards for fire prevention compartment-and introduction of other terms-evacuation elevators, the establishment of standards for life-safety rescue organizations, and provision of flame retardation objects for evacuees-were proposed.
Keywords
Facilities of the elderly and children; Fire countermeasure; Fire-fighting system; Escape facility; Fire prevention facility;
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