The Location of Fire Hydrants and Implications to Fire Disaster Management in Caliber, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 7
Abstract
experiences in Calabar with regards to knowledge, availability and effective use of fire hydrants isinconsistent with global best practice, hence the needfor this research. Data on the locations of existing fire stations,hydrants and the road network of the city were acquired. Additionally, 620 questionnaires with a success rate of 90.3 percent were acquiredfrom residents. About 385 respondents were sampled within a diameter of 150m of the hydrants and 235 without. Different scenarios of location and access to service were analyzed using descriptive and spatial statistical techniques in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Results revealed that 75 percent of respondents perceive the Fire Department as incapable of effective fire disaster management (FDM). Furthermore, about 83.5 percent of the respondents lack knowledge of the existence of fire hydrants in their vicinity. Spatial analyses in relation to service area showed that the availability and location of fire hydrants in the area violates all known international standards. Also, the spatial cluster analysis depicted statistical significance in spatial dispersion of the existing hydrants. The study revealed gross inadequacies in the location of fire hydrants, its effective use for FDM and recommended locations for future planning of fire hydrants and the best routes from fire stations to hydrant locations. It further recommends public enlightenment for FDM to reduce the damages accrued from fire outbreaks in Calabar.
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InahE. Okon, Chukwudi G. Njoku
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