CURBING MENACE OF URBAN FIRE OUTBREAK IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY OF GOMBE METROPOLIS by Agbonkhese Onoyan-usina; Yerima Abubakar Baba; Abba Yila Ladkiwa; kawu Yakubu, Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume V, Issue VII, July 2017 Edition

Scirj Volume V, Issue VII, July 2017 Edition
ISSN: 2201-2796

CURBING MENACE OF URBAN FIRE OUTBREAK IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY OF GOMBE METROPOLIS

Agbonkhese Onoyan-usina; Yerima Abubakar Baba; Abba Yila Ladkiwa; kawu Yakubu

Abstract: Fire outbreak in urban areas of Nigeria has indeed assumed an alarming proportion as there is barely a day without occurrence of one incidence or the other leaving in its wake destruction of properties worth millions of naira, sometimes loss of lives, devastating impacts on human lives/livelihoods and infrastructural development. The study was concerned with curbing fire outbreak in residential buildings in Gombe metropolis and identifies some challenges faced by Inhabitants as well as the authority with respect to fire management. Both primary and secondary data were collected through 250 questionnaires which were administered on Inhabitants of the study area to access their opinions regarding fire outbreaks, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, direct observations, comprehensive literature review and from Gombe state fire service. Analysis of the questionnaires was done using ranking on five-point scale to measure a range of opinions from least causal factor to most causal factor. The findings have revealed that negligence on the part of Inhabitants either in the form of storing up adulterated fuel or leaving little children at home to fend for themselves is the most causal factor of fire outbreaks incidence in Gombe metropolis while kitchen appliances is the least causal factor of fire outbreak incidence; the inhabitants could use water and sand to quench fire; a high number of the residential buildings in the metropolis do not have fire extinguishers and those that have either do not know how to use them or the fire extinguishers are expired; the inadequacy of both firefighting gadgets and personnel as well as lack of access for fire tenders in most densely populated areas of the metropolis during a fire incidence was also identified. Relevant recommendations have been made for these Inhabitants and policy makers to strategize in order to curb and to have better protection against the menace of fire outbreaks.

Reference this Paper: CURBING MENACE OF URBAN FIRE OUTBREAK IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY OF GOMBE METROPOLIS by Agbonkhese Onoyan-usina; Yerima Abubakar Baba; Abba Yila Ladkiwa; kawu Yakubu published at: "Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume V, Issue VII, July 2017 Edition, Page 49-63 ".

Search Terms: Fire outbreaks, Gombe metropolis, Inhabitants, Residential buildings

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