Why WE care? Anders Lundberg Fire Protection Engineer The Unit for Fire Protection & Flammables Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency

Why WE care? Anders Lundberg Fire Protection Engineer The Unit for Fire Protection & Flammables Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency

Assignment Assignment from the Ministry of Defence MSB shall, in collaboration with involved authorities and organizations, develop a national strategy to enhance fire safety for individuals

Four main sub strategies Technical solutions Evaluation and Research Local cooperation Knowledge and Communication

National information campaign long-term commitment broad collaboration coordination of messages one message at a time local adaptation

Campaign - goal hierarchy Aktivitetsmål Öka antalet som känner till de vanligaste riskerna. Öka antalet som kan agera rätt vid bostadsbrand. Öka kunskapen om brandskyddsutr betydelse. Kommunikationsmål Nationell informationsinsats ska bekräfta attityd samt motivera till handling, öka handlingsberedskap och kunskap. Medvetenheten hos enskilda om brandrisker och hur man ska agera i händelse av brand ska öka. Beteenderelaterade mål Andelen fungerande brandvarnare och brandskyddsutrustning i bostäder ska öka. Effektmål Antalet bostadsbränder* ska minska. Antalet döda och svårt skadade vid bränder i bostadsmiljö ska minskas med minst en tredjedel till år 2020. Vision Ingen ska omkomma eller skadas allvarligt till följd av brand.

National information campaign Aims with the campaign: 1. Risk awareness 2. Knowledge about the importance of fire safety equipment 3. Right behavior

National information campaign Target groups people with limited knowledge in Swedish elderly alert seniors young adults home settlers

Fire safety knowledge and attitudes General survey in 2011/2012 Young adults feels to a lower extent that it is important to have a working smoke alarm mentions fire extinguishers and fire blankets as fire protections in their home to a lower degree were more likely to escape through a smoke-filled stairwell. in apartment buildings consider to a lesser extent that fire protection in their home is their responsibility have to a lesser extent fire extinguishers and/or fire blankets in their homes than other age groups.

Fire safety knowledge and attitudes General survey in 2014 Young adults feels to a lower extent that it is important to have equipment for fire protection in general do not test the smoke alarm as often hesitate to a greater extent on what to do in case of fire

Fire safety knowledge and attitudes Survey among students in 2014 Only six out of ten students have a correctly fitted and working smoke alarm in their dwelling

Young adults injuries and risks Percentage of population per age group, seeking care at emergency hospitals due to accidents. By age and gender. Skadebild och säkerhetsarbete bland ungdomar och yngre vuxna, MSB 2011

Young adults injuries and risks Patients hospitalized with injuries from accidents. Per 100 000 inhabitants, by age group and gender. Skadebild och säkerhetsarbete bland ungdomar och yngre vuxna, MSB 2011

Young adults injuries and risks Brief explanation of the situation The young human's development and maturation process Age-specific risk exposures Policies in the society in order to protect this group Skadebild och säkerhetsarbete bland ungdomar och yngre vuxna, MSB 2011

Young adults injuries and risks School fires six typologies: revenge oriented vandalism destruction oriented vandalism hide burglary, fire as an unintended side effect mental health problems prevent school activities (Ekbrand & Uhnoo 2015; Uhnoo m.fl. 2014 )

Fire deaths Number of deaths in fires by age and gender 2015

Injured in fires Patients hospitalized due to smoke and flames in 2010. Numbers and risk per 100 000 inhabitants, by age group and gender. (Ongoing research project, A.Jonsson 2015)

This is why we care!

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