Background and objective: According to the necessities in the part 3 of National Building Regulations, design and construction of buildings should be in a way that the structures, according to the type of use, the size and the number of floors, resist long enough to fire, and prevent from destruction of buildings or from spread of fire to adjacent spaces or buildings. For this purpose, it is ne...

Background: Hospitals are highly vulnerable to fire because of the presence of vulnerable people (patients, medical staff, and visitors), expensive equipment, and the ignorance and low-risk perception of occupants. Injuries caused by fire can result in life and financial losses and can disrupt the performance of a hospital. Fire risk assessment is an effective way to assess vulnerability, capac...

Many patterns of ancient art and architecture have been designed based on religious beliefs and orders in the Indian continent. One of them is the wisdom of sacred art Vastu Purusha Mandala. This knowledge is related to square plan that has its roots in the ancient Indian religious texts  that so called Vedas. The mandala has three main shapes: circle, square and triangle. Although the circle i...

Introduction: using fossil fuels, some hazards such as explosion and fire are probable. This study was aimed to consequence modeling of fire on Methane storage tanks in a gas refinery using analyzing the risk, and modeling and evaluating the related consequences. Method: Hazard analysis by PHA was used to choosing the worst-case scenario. Then, causes of the scenario were determined by FTA. ...

Background: With breakdown of the former structures and the acceleration of urbanization process in recent decades, cities need careful planning in order to provide citizens needs including safety city. Thus, one of the major tasks of planners and urban managers is to determine the proper location for the establishment of fire stations. Method:  In this descriptive-analytic study, given that m...

Forest fire is the major disturbance that can severely destruct genetic stocks and delays evolution of the forest to reach the climax stage. In this research, the effect of fire, vegetation and soil changes from 2002 to 2013 have studied. Following the steps of determining the scope of fire using GPS, preparing a homogeneous unit map in ArcMap software and implementing a systematic random-acces...

Introduction: Increasing the civil incidents including residential fires is a consequence of population growth and development of cities. Residential fire is one of the most important scenarios requiring fast response. Fire response operation encompass various and serious risks for responding team members. Therefore, the present study looks for determining the critical tasks of fire operation r...