Fire frequency statistics for various production and warehouse facilities in the Russian Federation

Introduction. Determining the frequency of fires in industrial buildings and warehouses is an important integral part of fire risk analysis, which greatly impacts its ultimate result. However, the present-day method used to determine this fire frequency has several weaknesses.

Goals and objectives. The goal of the article is to generate real fire statistics for production and warehouse facilities in the Russian Federation on the basis of alternative fire frequency data depending on the area of such facilities. The main objectives include collecting and processing statistical data, and also analyzing and interpreting results with due regard for international experience.

Methods. Processes of collecting and processing fire statistics for production and warehouse facilities are described depending on their areas; fire statistics is analyzed. The authors identified empirical dependencies, describing with acceptable accuracy the relationship between the fire frequency and the floor area of buildings used as production and warehouse facilities in various industries.

Conclusions. Dependencies between the fire frequency and the building area are identified for various industries. These dependencies are based on statistics, which are collected, processed, and analyzed, also from the viewpoint of obtainability of acceptable fire risk values at facilities that fully comply with regulatory requirements. Methods are proposed to improve regulations applying to fire risk analysis. New fire frequency data, provided in this work, are recommended for use in fire risk analysis.

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