Fire Protection Association (FPA)
£15.00
Tel. +44 (0) 208 207 2345 Fax: +44 (0) 208 236 9701 Date Published: 1999 Content: 180 Pages
Compared to other sources of risk, the threat of arson in relation to your organisation may be perceived as being low or indeed just another factor to add to an already extensive list. Take note then that arson is now: “the single most frequent cause of fires in buildings”.
Moreover, the incidence of fires reported as having been started deliberately, has risen from 0.5% as recorded in 1950, to the startling position as recorded in 1996 of 32% of fires being started deliberately. In 1998 the total losses from large fires caused by arson (losses of over £50,000 or where loss of life occurred) amounted to over £57 million, according to the FPA.
Written principally for those in industry or commerce, this book follows a clear and logical format that requires no previous fire prevention knowledge. As security practitioners our role, with regard to the prevention of arson and for the management of fire safety issues in general, is significant.
Who are arsonists, what are their likely motives, what sort of properties are most at risk, how can arson be designed against, how can arson be risk assessed, how should fires be investigated and what measures can be put in place to reduce the threat of arson? All these questions and more are answered in this informative and practical volume.
This book represents, what is believed by the FPA, to be the first attempt to include all relevant information on the subject of arson inside one document. It is an important book and indeed a necessary one if your organisation hopes to avoid becoming yet another arson statistic.
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