KNUSTSpace >
Conference Proceedings >
College of Architecture and Planning >
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10944
|
Title: | Fire Safety Preparedness in the Central Business District of Kumasi, Ghana |
Authors: | Agyekum, Kofi Boateng, Emmanuel Bnnor Opoku, De-Graft Joe |
Keywords: | Fire safety Central Business District Kumasi Ghana |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST) |
Citation: | International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST), 2016 |
Abstract: | In Ghana, the incidence of fire outbreak has become the order of the day, as there is no single
day without news on fire outbreaks in some parts of the country. These fires affect different
buildings. Knowing how to use installed facilities within buildings is very important in tackling
fire emergencies. This study was conducted to assess the perceptions of occupants on fire safety
preparedness in the Central Business District of Kumasi (CBD). The key objectives set out were
to assess fire disaster preparedness among occupants in the CBD, to assess the perceptions of
the occupants on the causes of fire outbreaks and the use of firefighting equipment in the CBD,
and to identify the measures which occupants feel should be put in place to control outbreak
of fire in the CBD. The study adopted a case study research strategy. Empirically, the findings
from the research showed that there is limited fire safety preparedness among occupants in the
CBD of Kumasi. The study recommends that fire assembly points/emergency shelters, public
education on fire safety, enforcement of fire safety policies, among others should be put in place
to ensure that fire outbreaks are controlled in the CBD. |
Description: | International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST),2016 Kumasi Technical University ISSN 2467-902x |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10944 |
ISSN: | 2467-902x |
Appears in Collections: | College of Architecture and Planning
|
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
|