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Understanding ethnicity and residential fires from the perspective of cultural values and practices: A case study of Leicester, United Kingdom
Fire Safety Journal ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-05 , DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103384
Christian Morgner , Hiren Patel

The Grenfell Tower and Lakanal House fires in London in 2017 and 2009 highlighted how these devasting events mainly affected people from ethnic minorities. While many studies have explored the role of socio-demographic variables in residential fires, ethnicity or race have received only marginal research attention. To redress this imbalance, this paper specifically addresses rate and severity of residential fires in relation to ethnicity. To that end, the study conceptualises ethnicity in a novel way—not as an individual variable but from a community perspective, focusing on cultural norms and practices and how these relate to residential fire incidents. As well as data from the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and the National Census, the study draws on data collected in a representative survey of community structure and risk behaviour in Leicestershire. The findings reveal that trust and personal relationships are fundamental to information sharing within this community. This highly personal form of knowledge acquisition is not matched by the fire and rescue service's more anonymous information-driven approach. The findings highlight the need for a more person-centred approach to fire safety to ensure that interventions in more vulnerable neighbourhoods and communities can contribute more effectively to fire safety and reductions in the rate and severity of fires.



中文翻译:

从文化价值观和实践的角度理解种族和住宅火灾:英国莱斯特的案例研究

2017 年和 2009 年伦敦的 Grenfell Tower 和 Lakanal House 火灾凸显了这些破坏性事件如何主要影响少数民族。虽然许多研究探讨了社会人口变量在住宅火灾中的作用,但种族或种族仅受到很少的研究关注。为了纠正这种不平衡,本文专门讨论了与种族相关的住宅火灾的发生率和严重程度。为此,该研究以一种新颖的方式将种族概念化——不是作为一个个体变量,而是从社区的角度来看,重点关注文化规范和实践以及这些与住宅火灾事件的关系。以及来自莱斯特郡消防和救援局和全国人口普查的数据,该研究利用了在莱斯特郡社区结构和风险行为的代表性调查中收集的数据。调查结果表明,信任和个人关系是该社区内信息共享的基础。这种高度个人化的知识获取形式与消防和救援服务更加匿名的信息驱动方法不匹配。调查结果强调需要采取更加以人为本的消防安全方法,以确保对更脆弱的社区和社区的干预能够更有效地促进消防安全并降低火灾的发生率和严重程度。这种高度个人化的知识获取形式与消防和救援服务更加匿名的信息驱动方法不匹配。调查结果强调需要采取更加以人为本的消防安全方法,以确保对更脆弱的社区和社区的干预能够更有效地促进消防安全并降低火灾的发生率和严重程度。这种高度个人化的知识获取形式与消防和救援服务更加匿名的信息驱动方法不匹配。调查结果强调需要采取更加以人为本的消防安全方法,以确保对更脆弱的社区和社区的干预能够更有效地促进消防安全并降低火灾的发生率和严重程度。

更新日期:2021-07-06
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