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Creating the Sustainability Environment for Students Well-being: The Awareness Level of Victims after Fire Incident in Private Islamic School

Norehan Norlida Mohd Noor (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Malaysia)
Nadira Ahzahar (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Malaysia)
Intan Bayani Bin Zakaria (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Malaysia)
Siti Zubaidah Binti Hashim (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Malaysia)
Norazura Mizal Azzmi (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Malaysia)

Sustainability Management Strategies and Impact in Developing Countries

ISBN: 978-1-80262-450-2, eISBN: 978-1-80262-449-6

Publication date: 25 April 2022

Abstract

Almost every year the nation was shocked by the fire incident at school and hostel. The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (2020) recorded 216 fires that have occurred at the private Islamic religious schools from 2015 until 2019, where several fires have killed many students, such as accidents in 1985, 1998, 2013, 2014 and 2017. As a result, the public began questioning the level of awareness among the school administrators. Addressing these issues, a survey has been conducted on the private Islamic religious schools that had experienced fire incidents in order to identify the awareness level among the administrators and students and to investigate whether aspects of compliance with fire safety procedures are enhanced. Four groups of respondents were selected, in which the Department of Fire and Rescue acts as a focus group. The other three groups are the victims who have faced the fire itself in their respective schools. The findings highlighted that the awareness level among victims towards the fire prevention practices is very low. Evidence has revealed there is no periodic supervision towards fire safety equipment, and only 35% comply with the standard procedure. Experts suggest sustainable school building should introduce to meet the criteria in performance-based fire management solutions. This reflects the fact that building continuity and fire safety can be complementary, not contradictory, if the two disciplines engage in meaningful dialogue at the beginning of the design process.

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Noor, N.N.M., Ahzahar, N., Zakaria, I.B.B., Hashim, S.Z.B. and Azzmi, N.M. (2022), "Creating the Sustainability Environment for Students Well-being: The Awareness Level of Victims after Fire Incident in Private Islamic School", Din, M.F.M., Alias, N.E., Hussein, N. and Zaidi, N.S. (Ed.) Sustainability Management Strategies and Impact in Developing Countries (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 121-133. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-726220220000026010

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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