The current state of fire protection of domestic buildings in Wa in Ghana

Abstract

Fire Safety is not given much attention in Ghana especially in domestic buildings and it is usually neglected and the consequence cannot be over emphasized.. The purpose of the study was to investigate the current state of fire protection of domestic buildings in Ghana. The study was conducted through administering of questionnaires to Domestic households, personal interviews and discussions with individuals living in domestic buildings and experts in organizations in charge of fire protection and fighting in the domestic buildings and as well as the internet. These were analyzed accordingly. The study was limited to domestic structures in the Wa Municipality. The findings revealed that most of the occupants do not know fire fighting techniques or protection methods not even the simple use of the fire extinguishers. It was also realized that over eighty percent of domestic buildings were inadequately equipped with fire fighting equipments .It was recommended that occupants should be regularly taken through sensitization training lessons on how to prevent, protect and fight fire and also the use and operating of fire extinguishers