- Author
- Botting, R.
- Title
- Impact of Post-Earthquake Fire on the Urban Environment.
- Coporate
- University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Report
- Fire Engineering Research Report 98/1, June 1998, 245 p.
- Keywords
- earthquakes | urban fires | fire protection | fire protection engineering | fire losses | building fires | fire safety | ignition soruces | fire spread | costs | fire damage
- Abstract
- Major earthquakes are rare events in most countries but there have been cases in urban regions of fire following earthquakes. Its potential for growth and spread was again evident in the recent Northridge and Kobe earthquakes. This report identifies wasy in which fire protection and fire engineering can work through public sector and private sector actions to reduce post-earthquake fire losses in urban building stock. It suggests a set of practical measures for building fire loss reduction that could be taken by territorial authorities, fire service, building owners and tenants, property and risk managers, insurers and fire engineers. This report provides a comprehensive list of measures for building fire loss reduction in the aftermath of an earthquake, and recommends areas for future research.