Fires In High Rise Buildings

High-rise Building Fires

In 2007-2011, there was an average of 15,400 reported structure fires in high-rise buildings per year and associated losses of 46 civilian deaths, 530 civilian injuries, and $219 million in direct property damage per year. Four property classes account for half of high-rise fires: apartment buildings, hotels, office buildings, and facilities that care for the sick. Automatic fire protection equipment and fire-resistive construction are more common in high-rise buildings that have fires than in other buildings of the same property use that have fires. The risks of fire, fire death, and direct property damage due to fire tends to be lower in high-rise buildings than in shorter buildings of the same property use.

Fighting Fires - in High Rise Buildings

This generic risk assessment identifies the significant hazards and risks when attending fires in high rise buildings. These may be associated with the building structure, building contents and the tasks undertaken by firefighting personnel. It sets out the control measures relating to Fire and Rescue Authority personnel, personnel of other agencies and members of the public

Fires in High-rise Buildings