Condition of The Fire Protection System in Building A University X, 2024

Abstract

Fire cases in buildings are one of the fire cases that can cause many fatalities. The most frequent cases of building fires are residential buildings where the biggest cause of fires is short circuits. This research aims to analyze fire protection facilities in building A, University of X in 2024. This research uses a descriptive analysis method to describe the fire protection facilities available in building A, University. The observation method is used to assess the condition of fire protection facilities, and interviews with related officers are used to confirm the observation results found. The results of the research show that the active fire protection system in building A is included in the good category with 56% fulfillment of inspection aspects and the passive fire protection system in building A is included in the quite good category with 47% compliance with inspection aspects. It can be concluded that the fulfillment of active and passive fire protection systems is included in the quite good category. This explains that the entire building has fire protection facilities but it’s in poor condition or does not comply with applicable standards. It is necessary to execute maintenance and functional tests on existing facilities regularly and conduct fire risk assessments to determine additional facilities that are not yet available in building A, University of X.

Keywords: Fire, Building, Protection System.