Elderly people are a high-risk group when it comes to fire in their homes and interventions are needed. A needs assessment regarding fire safe behaviour was conducted to 1) establish the perspectives of adults aged 65 years and older concerning fire-related topics, and 2) inform the design of fire safety programs. Qualitative interviews were conducted to study fire safety knowledge and fire safe behaviour among elderly in their home situation. The findings showed that participants lack detailed knowledge about risk behaviours that might cause a fire and their knowledge is limited to sources of fire or moments at which a fire can occur. However, elderly people do take preventive measures such as installing smoke alarms and planning an escape route. Determinants that are found to influence fire safe behaviour among elderly people are risk perception, self-efficacy, habits, and perceived barriers such as physical disabilities. Elderly perceive the risk of home fires as low while feeling confident in their abilities to act in case of a fire. This study broadens the field of fire safety by focusing on behaviours of elderly people and the underlying determinants, but more (quantitative) research is needed to confirm our findings.

老年人在家中发生火灾时是一个高危人群，需要采取干预措施。进行了有关消防安全行为的需求评估，以 1) 确立 65 岁及以上成年人对与消防相关主题的看法，以及 2) 为消防安全计划的设计提供信息。进行了定性访谈，以研究老年人在家中的消防安全知识和消防安全行为。调查结果表明，参与者缺乏有关可能导致火灾的风险行为的详细知识，他们的知识仅限于火源或可能发生火灾的时刻。但是，老年人确实会采取预防措施，例如安装烟雾警报器和规划逃生路线。发现影响老年人防火安全行为的决定因素是风险感知、自我效能、习惯和感知障碍，如身体残疾。老年人认为家庭火灾的风险很低，同时对他们在发生火灾时采取行动的能力充满信心。本研究通过关注老年人的行为和潜在决定因素拓宽了消防安全领域，但需要更多（定量）研究来证实我们的发现。