Fire Disater

WHAT IS FIRE DISASTER ?

• 1.a. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and l
ight and is accompanied by flame, especially theexothermic oxid
ation of a combustible substance: destruction by fire.
• b. A specific instance of this change that destroys something: a
house fire.
• c. A burning fuel: a cooking fire.
• 2. Burning intensity of feeling; ardor or enthusiasm: a musical pe
rformance that had fire. See Synonyms at passion.
• 3. Luminosity or brilliance, as of a cut and polished gemstone.
• 4. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination; brilliance: the fire of an
artistic genius.
• 5. A severe test; a trial or torment: went through fire to become
a leader.
• 6. A fever or bodily inflammation: tormented by the fire in an infe
cted toe.
 WHERE DOES THIS
PHENOMENON OCCUR ?
• It occurs between oxygen in the air and some sort
of fuel. The products from the chemical reaction
are completely different from the starting
material. The fuel must be heated to its ignition
temperature for combustion to occur.
 WHAT CAUSES THE
• SmokingPHENOMENON ?
is the leading cause of civilian
home fire deaths. Heating equipment is the
second most common cause of
home fire fatalities. Arson and
intentional fires Most of these fires occur
outside, but most of the associated deaths,
injuries, and losses occur in structures,
particularly in homes.
HOW MUCH WARNING IS
THERE ?
CAN IT CAUSE DAMAGE TO PEOPLE
AND THE ENVIRONMENT ? IF SO,
WHAT SORT OF DAMAGE CAN IT
CAUSE ?
YES
How are different people affected in fire when
a national events strike your community? who
mostly be affected?
 A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event
will have a negative effect on humans. This negative effect
is what we call a natural disaster. In other words when the
hazardous threat actually happens and harms humans, we
call the event a natural disaster.
 The most affected people are those who are not aware how
to keep themselves safe.
 DOES A REPORTED
PHENOMENA AFFECT PEOPLE
ALL THE TIME ?
YES
• Just last year, on May 13, 2015 Kentex factory in Valenzuela went into flames
killing 74 people and for the record, this has been declared the 3rd worst fire in
the Philippines.
• The fire went on for hours and was finally under control after 5 hours. Retrieval
of dead bodies was delayed since the building was declared unstable. Victims died
of suffocation due to smoke inhalation. It was a gruesome scene, where some of
the bodies were charred and reduced to just skulls and bones. All 74 corpses were
found on the second level of the building.
 Manor Hotel fire in QC killed 75 guests
 Dubbed as the worst hotel fire in Philippine history,
the Manor Hotel fire incident placed second on the list.
Claiming 75 lives, the Manor Hotel fire incident happened last
August 18, 2001 were 172 people checked in as participants of an evangelical
convention sponsored by Don Clowers Ministry from Texas, USA.
• Ozone Disco fire happened on March 18, 1996
that claimed 162 lives. Considered as the worst
club fire incident in the Philippines and currently
holds the 7th position on the world’s list of worst
club fires, Ozone Disco fire turned the night of
revelry into tragedy.
 Manila Orphanage Fire
 December 4, 1998 | Manila | Death Count: 28
 With only a few days before Christmas, the orphans at Bahay Kalinga had
an unpleasant surprise. It was the dawn of December 4. While many are
still fast asleep, the orphanage in Manila was razed by fire. Investigations
later revealed that “faulty electric wiring” sparked the fire, leaving about
28 fatalities -- most of them are orphans, while two children went missing
but were presumed dead later on.
 Manor Hotel
 August 18, 2001 | Quezon City | Death Count: 75
 It was at around 4:30 am on August 18, 2001 when a fire flared in the Manor Hotel
in Quezon City -- a tragedy which eventually turned out to be the worst hotel fire
in Philippine history. Over 170 people were staying in the 6-storey hotel when the
fire broke out on the third floor. The suffocating smoke covered most of the
building stopping hotel guests from coming out of their room. To make the
incident worse, they could not escape through the windows as they were blocked
with metal grills which is clearly a violation of the building safety standards and
regulations. About 75 people died in this fire accident while 35 more were injured.
 Fire hazards include all types of live flames, causes of
sparks, hot objects, and chemicals that are potential
for ignition, or that can aggravate a fire to become
large and uncontrolled. Fire hazards also include all
types of potential threats to fire prevention practices,
firefighting, built-in fire safety systems and situations
that restrict the escape of people from an affected
building or area in the event of a fire.

HOW BIG SHOULD A PHENOMENA BE

FOR IT TO BE CONSIDERED HAZARD ?
DOES SIZE EVEN MATTER ?
This is when someone chooses to live in a
certain area because it is a sight for
tourism or because of their job. It can also
be due to natural resources and energy
availability. The Adaptation Approach is the
final reason why people would live in a
hazardous area.
WHY DO PEOPLE LIVE IN AREAS
AFFECTED BY NATURAL HAZARD?
 We can't stop natural phenomena from happening. But we can
make them less damaging if we understand better why they
happen, and what we can do to prevent or mitigate them.
 Since people are partly responsible for disasters happening, we
have to change what we are doing wrong, in order to avoid or
reduce the impact of natural phenomena.
 Every community must get to know its own features and
surroundings: the natural environment as well as environment
built by human beings. This is the only way for a community to
manage the hazards that surround it and to reduce its own
vulnerability to these hazards.

HOW COULD PEOPLE

PREVENT DISASTERS WHEN A
NATURAL HAZARD STRIKES ?
 GROUP MEMBER
• ASHLY NICOLE LIM
• JOCIE BACUS
• ALDREN TAPALES
• MaRYLUZ FUENTEs