Fire risk indexing and fire risk analysis: a comparison of pros and cons

Abstract

The paper considers the problem of fire safety assurance by means of fire risk indexing and fire risk assessment. The attention in focused on the comparison of these two principal approaches and possibilities of their application in a combined set. The paper aims to define, compare and analyse fire safety assessment by applying the aforementioned approaches. The practicability of both approaches is compared by means of an example which considers fire safety of an existing office building. It is stated that it makes sense to combine the merits both fire risk indexing and assessment in order to apply them to a comprehensive decision-making concerning fire safety assurance. The paper also states that this can be done within the framework of a multi-attribute decision-making methodology.