Ing. of Fire Protection Lajos Horvath, National University of Public Service, Institute of Disaster Management, Department of Fire Prevention and Rescue Control, Hungary
Assistant professor Peter Pantya, National University of Public Service, Institute of Disaster Management, Department of Fire Prevention and Rescue Control, Hungary
Associate professor Agoston Restas, National University of Public Service, Institute of Disaster Management, Department of Fire Prevention and Rescue Control, Hungary

An important element of the activities of firefighters is that they cannot or only to a very limited extent can modify the terms of the task. Despite the differences of environment, indications of the complexity of the situation, the possibility of the radical change or volatility in the given situation, uncertainty and ambiguity of the information available can be recognized and well identified. Therefore to reduce the risk of the environment and help firefighters” work during intervention is a very important and complex task. It has more components such as the effectiveness of the fire prevention, the quality of the operational work, the level of firefighters” safety and the quickness of making decision. This article describes what factors are considered when designing buildings in order to ensure the effectiveness of a potential intervention. In addition, it introduces the technical solutions we apply to increase safety of the intervention.

Keywords: firefighting, fire prevention, safety intervention, designing buildings, effectiveness.

 

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Materiały Budowlane 10/2014, strona 158-160 (spis treści >>)