What is the reason of the frequent conflagration of Korean society? Why we cannot improve from the mistake of repeated conflagration in an identical pattern at the same building or place? How shall we improve essential Fire Inspection System for the p...
What is the reason of the frequent conflagration of Korean society? Why we cannot improve from the mistake of repeated conflagration in an identical pattern at the same building or place? How shall we improve essential Fire Inspection System for the prevention of the conflagration?
This study originates in the awareness of the issue above and we assume the Fire Inspection System in force is the problem in the aspect of preventative dimension. Accordingly, suggesting the right answers to the problems above and the improvement plan of the Fire Inspection System through the case analysis of the conflagration would be the object of this study.
The problems of the current Fire Inspection System are considered in a circumstantial and institutional way in this study and the institutional improvement plan to the questions such as What kind of problem does the current Fire Inspection System (dual system of fire department and vicarious executive enterprise) have? and Which way should it be developed? and What is the concrete alternative plan of enforcing professional and systematical fire inspection to prevent and reduce the conflagration? is also suggested.
This study mainly depended upon the documentary survey, case study, comparative study and policy Delphi. In this context the autonomous preventive systematic Fire Inspection System is (rather) suggested. Besides, as the Fire Service Act has been changed a lot legally since it is divided into four laws through the overall revision in 2003, the legal system which is the systematical side of the fire inspection and the analysis of the present situation are required. This study also derived reform plans from the analysis of the inspection of foreign developed countries.
The analysis objects of this study are the conflagrations occurred from 1971 through 2006 and the analysis category is based mainly on the stage of prevention and preparation among the fire service policies process. The results show that the conflagration is mainly caused by the failure of the initial response and fire suppression operation, the red-tape and non-professional fire inspection, the legislative system related fire department and irrationality of the fire service force management, and the negligence about fire protection and safety management of the buildings and structures. Especially 75.2% of these factors are caused by careless fire inspection. Consequently, many of the conflagration would be prevented or reduced once the fire inspection is faithfully enforced.
According to the result of Delphi research, it appeared that the most effective way is using the method of the new public management or new-governanced approach to reduce the conflagration and improve the current Fire Inspection System. Since the fire service authority itself is limited, the governance theory confirms that solving some part of the fire inspection with commitment out of the non-official organization is remarkably efficient.
As the answer to the question of Who would be in charge of the fire inspection?, and How would it be fulfilled to make it efficient and effective? we derived the consequence such as It would be desirable to commit it out of non-official organizations by dividing it into three stage and the market-based new governance theory should be applied and enforced continually.