While the risk of fires in informal settlements has received attention in the literature, as has the longer-term community response to the resulting destruction, there is limited knowledge of how communities in informal settlements respond during fire disasters. This paper examines the role of community actors in fire response, using a case study of a group of informal settlements collectively called Mukuru Fuata Nyayo in Nairobi, Kenya. In earlier years, residents simply stayed put and watched properties get destroyed, and then waited for landlords to rebuild the houses. There is an emerging change in community fire response in these settlements, from a hands-off to a more hands-on approach in fire response. The paper examines the factors contributing to the change and draws conclusions about the strategies needed to build resilience in community fire response in informal settlements.

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内罗毕非正式定居点的社区火灾响应

尽管非正式定居点有发生火灾的风险，以及社区对由此造成的破坏的长期反应也受到了文献的关注，但对于非正式定居点的社区在火灾期间如何应对的知识知之甚少。本文以肯尼亚内罗毕的一组非正式定居点（统称为Mukuru Fuata Nyayo）为例，研究了社区参与者在火灾响应中的作用。早些年，居民只是呆在原地，看着财产被毁，然后等待房东重建房屋。在这些定居点中，社区的火灾响应正在发生新的变化，从火灾响应中的放手型转向更实际的方法。