Exploratory analysis of fire statistical data and prospective study applied to security and protection systems

• Published in: International journal of disaster risk reduction 2021-07, Vol.61, p.102308, Article 102308
• Main Authors: Araujo Lima, Geovana Pires, Viana Barbosa, Josiane Dantas, Beal, Valter Estevão, Moret S. Gonçalves, Marcelo Albano, Souza Machado, Bruna Aparecida, Gerber, Juliano Zaffalon, Lazarus, Benjamin S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Disaster; Fire protection; Fire safety; Fire statistical; Trend
• ISSN: 2212-4209; 2212-4209
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102308

Fire can have immeasurable consequences for both structures and living beings. For this reason, it is vital to proactively prevent fire and act quickly when outbreaks of fire do occur. However, significant research is still needed to understand trends in global statistical data on fires. Thus, this work presents an exploratory analysis regarding the types of fire outbreaks, number of occurrences, and number of deaths caused by fires in about 39 countries, from 1993 to 2017, through the reported data from the International Technical Committee for the Prevention and Extinction of Fire – CTIF. Here a prospective study about security and protection against fire is presented, which was developed from scientific and technical documents, inside the Elsevier and Clarivate Platform. The results show that fires mainly affect structures, and despite decreasing occurrences and fatalities, the effect of these events are still signficant. Scientific and technical research in this area has steadily increased and now addresses different topics of research that contribute to improving safety and fire protection.