A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF FIRE PROTECTION COSTS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTIC REPRENSENTATION FOR THE FIRE SAFETY PLAN : Studies for constructing and presenting fire safety features in relation to planning

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to present features of fire protection cost data during fire safety planning using statistical analysis. The 1592 data was extracted from a data-base for design estimation being recorded from 1977 to 1984 for single variate, correlation, Principle Component and cluster analysis. The report considers the main criteria for an effective fire safety plan to be 1) Limitations on investment in fire protection, 2) Building type eg. tall and slender or with interior subdivisions, 3) Operating characteristics of early fire detection and evacuation systems, 4) Requirement for installation of custom extinguishing systems and 5) Overall performance of conventional extinguishing methods.