Open AccessFire fighting in high-rise buildings: the role for engineers
Author(s) -
Shane Siu-hang Lo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
proceedings of the institution of civil engineers. civil engineering/proceedings of ice. civil engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1751-7672
pISSN - 0965-089X
DOI - 10.1680/cien.2010.163.6.20
Subject(s) - high rise , fire safety , fire protection , government (linguistics) , fire protection engineering , firefighting , fire fighter , enforcement , business , architectural engineering , engineering , law enforcement , forensic engineering , political science , civil engineering , geography , environmental health , law , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , cartography , structural engineering
This paper aims to give engineering professionals a better understanding of the role and challenges facing fire services departments in enforcing fire safety and tackling towering infernos. In Hong Kong, where over seven million people live in high-rise buildings, the government has been injecting significant resources to address fire risk from educational, enforcement, economic, emergency and – crucially – engineering perspectives. The result is that overall fire risk is being comprehensively addressed for the benefit of both the community and fire fighters.