The calculation of fire risk as a way of prevention using the Euroalarm method

Abstract

Fire, as a process of uncontrolled burning and very often as a process with tragic epilogue in the sense of human lives and material properties demands very detail and serious approach. One of the most important tasks in the fire controlling and fire elimination is a prevention. There are different ways of prevention related to fire. One of them is an evaluation and calculation of a fire risk. In many countries, related to their rules, regulations and laws, the calculation of fire risk, for some types of objects, presents the law obligation. Related to accessible information, the first fire risk procedures dated from sixties from the last century. Today, there are more methods for calculation of fire risk, with their advantages and disadvantages. This paper was written to present the importance and meaning of fire risk evaluation and calculation and to present the example of fire risk calculation with Euroalarm method.

Keywords

• fire
• risk
• method
• prevention