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tosucesinpreventivemeasures. Theseinstancesare comparativelyrareandabigpointingetingpositivere- sultsinvolveshavingthoserespondingremaincalmand composedeveninsuchcircumstances.
Tohelpensurethis,regulardayandnightfiredrils shouldbeheldtomaximizethespeedande百'ectivenes offirstresponders.Wehighlyrecommendthatfireextin- guishers,intemalandextemalfirehydrants,delugeguns, 自renotificationdevices,etc.,beinstaledaroundheritage sites.Simplyinstalingthemisnotenough,however,and itisnecesaryforthoseconcemedtoknowexactlywhere theyareandhowtousethemapropriatelyandefec- tively. Usingsuchequipmentinregulardrilswilmake userscomfortablewiththeirfunctionsandmakeiteasier forregularmaintenance.
Regulardrilsalsoenablepersonstoknowwherekey Buddhiststatues,scriptures,andotherantiqueobjects 訂 einadvance,inaditiontoprovidingoportunities forthemtounderstandregionalhistoryandculturemore deeplyandcontributetodevelopingneighborhoodunity.
EnhancingResponsesthroughTraining: Swiftreport- ingofincidentsto白reandpolicedepartmentsandsuc- cesfulinitialfire-extinguishingresponsescountgreatly inreducingfiredamage.Forthisreason,regulardayand nightfiredrilsshouldbeheldfocusingonprecise,ac- curateresponsestopotentialfires. Instancesoftenarise inwhichfireextinguishers,hydrants,hoses,alarms,etc., areinstaledbutwhoselocationsonsitearenotknown toalwhomayneedtousethemhencetheneedtolet thoseconcemedknowninadvancewheredevicesareand acquaintthemwithhowtousetheseitemsapropriately inemergencies.Havingresidentstakep紅 tininspections ofdisaster-preventionequipmenthelpsensurethattheir functionsarelearnedandrememberedeasily.
ItisalsocrucialthattheyknowwhereBuddhistfig- ures,ancientdocuments,andother訂 tsandcraftsitems areandtoletthemknowtheirexistence,meaningand significance,sincethiscontributestofosteringchildren?s awarenessofsafety.
1Responseintimesoffire: EmergencyResponseContact:Itisesentialtoim- mediatelydialtheemergencyresponsenumber19 inJapanandtodescribethefiresituationasacu- ratelyasposibleattheculturalheritagesite. We alsorecommendedcontactingpersonsrelatedtothe siteasneded.
2 Assembly:
Once a fire is found,
FireProtectionAnalysisandPotentialIrnprovementsfor WoodenCulturalHeritageSitesinJapan
4 Removingculturalproperties: Manyshrinesandtempleshouseculturalproperties such as Buddhist statues,publications,and other artisticcraftsthataredesignatednationaltreasures. Itisimportantfortheseitemstohaveasafeplace wheretheymaybemovedtoandcaredforinemer- gencles.
5Evacuationguidanceandemergencyrelief: Personsvisitingculturalheritagesitesforthefirst timemaypanicinanemergencybecausetheydo notknowwheretogotoevacuate. Thesepersons areoftenelderly,soguidingthemclearlyandkep- ingthemcalmwhiletakingthemtoasafelocationis crucial.Firstaidandotheremergencyreliefcanbe continuedonceatthissaferlocaleonceitisreached.
5.Conclusions
Wehavedetailedinformationaboutculturalheritage sitesinKyotoandHyogo,Japan,andpotentialprotection against fire analyzed t胎 ough question naire responses. Datashowthatsuchsites,althoughvulnerabletofire,can beprotectedswiftinitialresponsetoanoutbreak.Given thatcausesaremostlyduetoarson,preventiontechniques andequipmentandon-sitemonitoringarethemoste百ec- tive,practicalwaystokeepsitessafe.
Providedthatfire-preventionequipmentatsuchsites is suf ficient and exceeds minimum legal requirements makesproperande百ectiveuseanimportantfocusinfire prevention.Weconcludedthattoensurethisrequiredco- operationamongheritagesitepersonel,theauthorities, localmunicipalitiesandlocalresidents. Thesepersons shouldworktogetherandautonomouslythroughorga- nizedcolaborativesystemscreatedtoproducethebest results in 白re prevention at any cultural heritage site, whetherinsideoroutsideofJapan.
Acknowledgements ThisworkwassuportedbyGrantfromINJEUniversity,2013. TheauthorswouldliketothankMs.ParkHyeJeongforheras- sistancewithmanuscriptpreparation.Weapreciatethatthispa- perispartialysuportedbyfundsofGrant-in-AidforScientific ResearchNo.26350465inJapan.
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