Fire Prevention Exploitation of Multistorey Dwelling Houses in the Republic of Latvia

Green Economics: Policy and Practice in Eastern Europe 2014
Vera Solovjova, Jeļena Pundure, Vladimirs Jemeļjanovs, Jānis Ieviņš, Kārlis Ketners

The chapters analyses the fire prevention situation in urban areas in conext of environmental -friendly economics. The recent fire incident data in Riga urban area for the last 5 years have been analysed to understand the characteristics of incidents occured in multi-storey dwellings caused by different factors. Discussions is focused on the issue of fire service performance improvement and public behaviour issues. According to the results of the research different violations of fire-prevention regulations in multistorey dwelling houses are established.

Keywords
multistorey building, fire security, fire security standards, smoke control, heat control, fire detection system

Solovjova, V., Malahova, J., Jemeļjanovs, V., Ieviņš, J., Ketners, K. Fire Prevention Exploitation of Multistorey Dwelling Houses in the Republic of Latvia. In: Green Economics: Policy and Practice in Eastern Europe. Tidmarsh: The Green Economics Institute Publishing House, 2014. pp.1-20. ISBN 978-1-907543-89-0.

Publication language
English (en)