In the thesis, we will focus on the analysis of the factors that cause the risk of fire in fire stations, how frequent fires are in fire stations in Slovenia and elsewhere in the world. We will examine how fire safety is organized in various fire stations across Slovenia and whether passive fire protection measures, active fire protection or organizational measures are used in fire stations. We will analyse what consequences a fire in a fire station has on the wider environment and how we could increase fire safety in fire stations.
By analysing survey data and other sources, we concluded that the majority of fire stations are older than 33 years. At that time, there were no fire safety measures as we know them now. By examining fire statistics, we found that faults in electrical installations or devices are the cause of most fires in fire stations. The age of fire stations, combined with poorly maintained electrical wiring, can lead to more frequent fires. By analysing the regulations, we found that none of them contain special conditions for fire safety measures in fire stations. After analysing the survey and fire statistics, we would choose the lack of smoke alarms as an active fire safety measure as the most pressing problem, since such systems can reduce the reporting time by 19.2 minutes on average. A positive observation is that most fire stations have organized fire safety organizational measures. We are also satisfied with the level of awareness of firefighting organizations about fire safety measures. We are not surprised to find that in almost 70% of cases, the biggest problem for providing additional fire safety measures is precisely the lack of funds. By carrying out the inquiries, we also carried out an approximate framework of funds needed for the implementation of some active fire safety measures.
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