ANALYSES OF TRENDS IN THE FIRE LOSSES AND THE FIRE-BRIGADE CALL-OUTS IN SOUTH AFRICA BETWEEN 2004 AND 2017

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24530%2F22%3A00010881" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24530/22:00010881 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://technicalgeography.org/pdf/2_2022/06_madondo.pdf" target="_blank" >http://technicalgeography.org/pdf/2_2022/06_madondo.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21163/GT_2022.172.06" target="_blank" >10.21163/GT_2022.172.06</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

ANALYSES OF TRENDS IN THE FIRE LOSSES AND THE FIRE-BRIGADE CALL-OUTS IN SOUTH AFRICA BETWEEN 2004 AND 2017

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The current study aimed at performing correlation analyses to gain a more detailed systems understanding of the temporal trends in financial losses from fires (disaster impacts) and the fire brigade call-outs (disaster response) in South Africa from the 2004 to 2017 period. The analysis is performed using data on the fire disaster impacts at the national level and the local level (Makana Local Municipality). The data on disaster impacts was extracted from databases and reports published by the Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa and Statistics South Africa. The total number of fire brigade call-outs/fires for the entire territory of South Africa ranged from 26574 in 2010 to 49567 in 2017. There was a direct correlation between the total number of fires and the losses from fires in residential settings in South Africa with time for the studied period. The losses from fire disasters in residential settings accounted for between 21.84 % and 74.06 % of all financial losses in South Africa between 2004 and 2017. On the other hand, call-outs to fire brigades with a residential cause or related to rubbish/bush/grass accounted for an average of 81.7 /- 2.7 % between 2004 and 2007, while it reached 88.5 /- 4.9 % in Makana Local Municipality. This indicates that fires in residential settings or related to rubbish or plant-based fuel account for a significant majority of the time fire brigades spent fighting fires in South Africa between 2004 and 2017. Fuel and waste management, and increasing fire human resilience at the household level, will play a significant role in the fire disaster risk management in South Africa. Vegetation cover and management will play a key role in the fire DRM in South Africa and local municipalities such as Makana.

Název v anglickém jazyce

ANALYSES OF TRENDS IN THE FIRE LOSSES AND THE FIRE-BRIGADE CALL-OUTS IN SOUTH AFRICA BETWEEN 2004 AND 2017

Popis výsledku anglicky

The current study aimed at performing correlation analyses to gain a more detailed systems understanding of the temporal trends in financial losses from fires (disaster impacts) and the fire brigade call-outs (disaster response) in South Africa from the 2004 to 2017 period. The analysis is performed using data on the fire disaster impacts at the national level and the local level (Makana Local Municipality). The data on disaster impacts was extracted from databases and reports published by the Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa and Statistics South Africa. The total number of fire brigade call-outs/fires for the entire territory of South Africa ranged from 26574 in 2010 to 49567 in 2017. There was a direct correlation between the total number of fires and the losses from fires in residential settings in South Africa with time for the studied period. The losses from fire disasters in residential settings accounted for between 21.84 % and 74.06 % of all financial losses in South Africa between 2004 and 2017. On the other hand, call-outs to fire brigades with a residential cause or related to rubbish/bush/grass accounted for an average of 81.7 /- 2.7 % between 2004 and 2007, while it reached 88.5 /- 4.9 % in Makana Local Municipality. This indicates that fires in residential settings or related to rubbish or plant-based fuel account for a significant majority of the time fire brigades spent fighting fires in South Africa between 2004 and 2017. Fuel and waste management, and increasing fire human resilience at the household level, will play a significant role in the fire disaster risk management in South Africa. Vegetation cover and management will play a key role in the fire DRM in South Africa and local municipalities such as Makana.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10508 - Physical geography

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

GEOGRAPHIA TECHNICA

ISSN

1842-5135

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

17

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

RO - Rumunsko

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

54-68

Kód UT WoS článku

000883104100006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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