Examination of Building Fires Occurred in Artvin City Center Between 2013-2017

In this study, fires occurred in Artvin city center between 2013-2017 were examined in the context of "building fires". The data required for the study were taken from the annual statistical sheets obtained from the Department of Fire Brigade of Artvin Municipality. Building fires were cla...

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Main Author: İlknur Bekem Kara
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Language:English
Published: Artvin Coruh University 2018-05-01
Series:Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/469260
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description In this study, fires occurred in Artvin city center between 2013-2017 were examined in the context of "building fires". The data required for the study were taken from the annual statistical sheets obtained from the Department of Fire Brigade of Artvin Municipality. Building fires were classified according to "types, burning site building materials and combustion". Losses and material damage were investigated in these events and the causes for start of fires were presented for both public and private buildings. As a result, during the last 5 years, a total of 161 fire incidents took place in the province center of Artvin, and it was determined that building fires accounted for 65% of the total fires. It was seen that 51% of the burning buildings were reinforced concrete and 27% were made of wood; fires in public buildings were 10.5% of all building fires; 10% of the public buildings that the firefighters intervened in all fire incidents were completely burned while 34% of private buildings were completely burned; the first place for the reasons in output of private building fires was the "electricity contact"; in the building fires, 1 person lost his/her life and the financial loss arising from building fires was 3.739.000 TL.
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spelling doaj-art-b3025ad785254f8e902d2fe29902dfc22025-02-03T03:15:56ZengArtvin Coruh UniversityDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi2528-96402528-96402018-05-014210511410.21324/dacd.390289Examination of Building Fires Occurred in Artvin City Center Between 2013-2017İlknur Bekem Kara0Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Borçka Acarlar MYO, İnşaat Bölümü, 08400, Artvin.In this study, fires occurred in Artvin city center between 2013-2017 were examined in the context of "building fires". The data required for the study were taken from the annual statistical sheets obtained from the Department of Fire Brigade of Artvin Municipality. Building fires were classified according to "types, burning site building materials and combustion". Losses and material damage were investigated in these events and the causes for start of fires were presented for both public and private buildings. As a result, during the last 5 years, a total of 161 fire incidents took place in the province center of Artvin, and it was determined that building fires accounted for 65% of the total fires. It was seen that 51% of the burning buildings were reinforced concrete and 27% were made of wood; fires in public buildings were 10.5% of all building fires; 10% of the public buildings that the firefighters intervened in all fire incidents were completely burned while 34% of private buildings were completely burned; the first place for the reasons in output of private building fires was the "electricity contact"; in the building fires, 1 person lost his/her life and the financial loss arising from building fires was 3.739.000 TL.http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/469260artvintypes of firebuilding
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Examination of Building Fires Occurred in Artvin City Center Between 2013-2017
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title Examination of Building Fires Occurred in Artvin City Center Between 2013-2017
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url http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/469260
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