Post-Earthquake Fire Risk: Methodology and Systems Aspects of Mitigation

关于美国大地震后火灾的潜在影响以及减轻地震次生影响的方法的研究很少。这表明我们在美国的减灾和备灾活动中存在严重差距。在另一项调查中，研究小组以旧金山为例，开始开发地震后火灾引发和蔓延的技术方面的模型。本项目将把研究扩展到其他司法管辖区，重点关注选定的高风险类别，如高层建筑或危险工业设施，考虑消防反应的系统方面，并扩展和实施火灾引发和蔓延的模型。

Little research has been conducted on the potential impacts of fire following major earthquakes in the United States and on ways to mitigate such secondary impacts of earthquakes. This represents a serious gap in our mitigation and preparedness activities in the United States. In another investigation, the research team began developing a model on the technical aspects of post-earthquake fire initiation and spreading using San Francisco as a case area. This project will extend the research to other jurisdictions, focus on selected high risk categories such as high-rise buildings or hazardous industrial installations, consider system aspects of firefighting response, and expand and implement the model on fire initiation and spreading.