According to a research group conducted by Associate Professor Masayuki Mizuno of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, the installation rate of residential fire alarms in bedrooms, which is required by the Fire Service Act, remains at an average of about 50% nationwide. Do you get it.The research group will share information with the Fire and Disaster Management Agency and the Japan Fire Alarm Industry Association, and will consider measures to improve the installation rate.
According to Tokyo University of Science, the research group conducted a web questionnaire on houses that were 10 years old or older and less than 40 years old and had residential fire alarms installed, and summarized the results.Furthermore, the damage caused by a house fire under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Fire Department was analyzed in relation to the installation status of residential fire alarms.
Residential fire alarms are required by the Fire Service Act to be installed in the bedroom, and are required to be installed in the kitchen in Tokyo, Miyagi and Kyoto prefectures, as well as in 7 prefectures such as Osaka, Aichi and Hokkaido. Mandatory or recommended, and recommended in other prefectures.However, the installation rate was only about 50% for bedrooms, about 70% for kitchens that are required by ordinance, and about 55% for kitchens in areas where installation is recommended.
An analysis of residential fires that occurred within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Fire Department from 2018 to 2019 shows that installing a residential fire alarm increases the rate of successful initial fire extinguishing, as well as the number of fatalities per 100 fires and 1 fire. It was revealed that the burned-out floor area per case was greatly reduced.
The research group believes that increasing the installation rate of residential fire alarms in bedrooms and living rooms could further reduce the damage caused by home fires.
