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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.11.602

A Study of Evacuation in Elderly Care Facilities Fire  

Cha, Jong-Ho (Department of Fire Safety, Howon University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.11, 2017 , pp. 602-607 More about this Journal
Abstract
The development of science and technology has increased the average life expectancy and resulted in a significant increase in the elderly population. Due to the preponderance of the nuclear family in modern society and the weakening of the spirit of filial piety and respect for the elderly caused by the influence of Western civilization, elderly people are usually not living with their family, but have become dependent on elderly care facilities and, consequently, the number of elderly care facilities has increased significantly. On May 28, 2014, a fire occurred in the elderly care facilities in Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, and despite the rapid extinction of the fire by firefighters, 21 of the 28 casualties died due to smoke inhalation. This study was conducted for the purpose of providing measures to prevent smoke from entering into the rooms from which elderly people have difficulty evacuating in the case of fire. The use of the air curtain method to prevent smoke inflow was proposed and an experiment was conducted in which smoke was generated with a smoke generator. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that more than 90% of the smoke inflow was blocked if the door was closed in the room where the air curtain was installed.
Keywords
Air Curtain; Elderly Care Facilities; Evacuation; Fire Safety; Smoke;
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