A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia

摘要

Fire prevention & control system by Fire Rescue Department Malaysiaudstates that protection in the aspects of fire prevention, control and extinguishmentudfor a certain area based on the availability of risks in thatudarea. It is a practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires. Besidesudthat, a fire safety system also includes the study of the behaviour,udcompartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its relatedudemergencies. In protecting and preserving the historic fabric ofudthe heritage structure there are some major differences which is a challengeudfor the architect and fire protection engineer in the application ofudgeneral fire protection principles. The challenge in protecting heritageudstructure is to maintain their historical fabric while providing a reasonableudlevel of safety for their occupants and contents. In order to avoidudharming the building’s historic character, the architect and engineer willudneed to have the sensitivity and ingenuity approaches to provide fireudprevention and protection measures that do not damage the historicudfabric of the building. This paper focuses on path toward safer heritageudbuildings through excellent fire prevention and control system inudMalaysia.