Management of emergency situations in shopping centers

Abstract

The outbreak of fires is manifested by the violation of the fire protection regime, by non-compliance with the rules and regulations when re-compartmentalizing rooms and installations, by non-compliance with fire safety requirements when modifying some processes, by incorrect operation of installations and fire protection systems, electricity supply, other aspects.

Due to the technical characteristics of shopping centers, their territorial location, fires can occur in the given blocks at any time. In order to avoid such situations, it is necessary that the constructions and facilities meet the fire safety requirements, and that the staff of the given institution, as well as the visitors, are trained to know the rules of behavior in case of fire. In this paper, an analysis is made of the degree of compliance or non-compliance in terms of fire safety of these institutions, a wide range of problems and solutions regarding the avoidance of unpleasant situations are addressed. A situation is simulated as if the fire broke out, the measures regarding the organization of the intervention, the security measures are carried out accordingly, the economic calculation regarding the intervention of the fire team is carried out.