An Analysis of Fire Incidents Involving Hoarding Households
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................................................................................................................................................................. i Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................ ii Authorship ............................................................................................................................................................ iii Table of Figures .................................................................................................................................................... vi Table of Tables..................................................................................................................................................... vii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................ viii Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Background ........................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 MFB’s Role in the Compulsive Hoarding Problem ........................................................................................ 3 2.2 Compulsive Hoarding ................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 Causes of Hoarding ............................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Characteristics of Hoarding ................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.3 Hoarding Demographics ........................................................................................................................ 9 2.2.4 Prevalence of Hoarding ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.5 Measuring Hoarding ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.2.6 Treatment ............................................................................................................................................ 12 2.3 Legislation in Victoria Regarding Hoarding Households ............................................................................. 13 2.4 Fire Risks Caused by Hoarding ................................................................................................................... 16 2.4.1 Initiating Hazards ................................................................................................................................ 17 2.4.2 Enabling Hazards ................................................................................................................................ 18 2.4.3 Impeded Movement ............................................................................................................................. 19 2.4.4 Prevalence of Hoarding-Related Fires .................................................................................................. 19 2.5 Population Characteristics of Melbourne/Australia ...................................................................................... 19 2.5.1 Demographics ..................................................................................................................................... 20 2.6 Fire Fatalities in Victoria ............................................................................................................................ 21 2.6.1 Demographics of the Victims ............................................................................................................... 21 2.6.2 Property Type...................................................................................................................................... 22 2.6.3 Smoke Alarms ..................................................................................................................................... 22 2.6.4 Cause of Fire ....................................................................................................................................... 23 2.7 Australian Incident Reporting System ......................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 3: Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.1 Hoarding Fires Sources ............................................................................................................................... 26 3.1.1 AIRS ................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.1.2 Firecom ............................................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.3 Media Alerts ....................................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.4 MFB Personnel ................................................................................................................................... 28 3.2 Data Collection........................................................................................................................................... 29
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