Evaluation of Fire Safety Resilience in Urban Communities: A Case Study of Tangshan City

Shuo Liu; Jiefang Tian

doi:10.54691/yv255356

Authors

Shuo Liu
Jiefang Tian

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/yv255356

Keywords:

Community Resilience; Fire Safety; Evaluation System Introduction.

Abstract

With the acceleration of urbanization, urban communities are an important place for people's daily life, and their fire safety issues are becoming increasingly prominent. In the face of the threat of emergencies such as fires, improving the resilience of community fire safety, that is, the ability to adapt and recover in response to fires, has become a key issue that needs to be solved urgently. The purpose of this study is to explore the evaluation indicators and methods of fire safety resilience in urban communities, and to provide new ideas and directions for community fire safety construction. The concept of resilience, which emphasizes the self-regulation and resilience of the system in the face of external shocks, has gradually been widely recognized in the field of disaster prevention. As the basic unit of the urban system, the resilience level of the community is directly related to the disaster resilience of the city as a whole. Therefore, from the perspective of resilience, it is of great theoretical significance and practical value to evaluate and study the fire safety of urbancommunities. This study will first sort out the relevant theories of resilience and community resilience, and clarify the connotation and importance of fire safety resilience in community disaster prevention. On this basis, through the study of the existing community resilience index evaluation system at home and abroad, combined with the actual characteristics of urban communities in China, a fire safety resilience evaluation index system suitable for urban communities in China is constructed, and the resilience level of communities in response to fires is strodied. In addition, this study will also use empirical research methods to select communities built in different periods of Tangshan City for case analysis, so as to verify the scientificity and effectiveness of the constructed fire safety resilience evaluation index system. By comparing and analyzing the resilience level and influencing factors of different communities, this paper aims to provide targeted strategies and suggestions for improving the fire safety resilience of urban communities. In conclusion, the evaluation of fire safety resilience of urban communities is of great significance for promoting community fire safety construction and improving the overall disaster prevention capacity of cities. This study will be committed to constructing a scientific and practical evaluation index system, providing theoretical support and decision-making reference for relevant practices, in order to contribute to the sustainable and safe development of urban communities in China.

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