Assessment of Fire Prevention and Protection Measures in Group “C” Buildings of Dehradun City

Fire in any occupancy has potential to cause harm to people and severe damages to property. According to NBC 2005, Part IV; Hospitals and Nursing homes have been classified under GROUP “C” buildings. Fire Safety audit is found to be the effective tool for assessing fire safety standards of an organization. It helps the people to identify the areas for improvement and evolve an action plan. In addition to this the project titled, “Assessment of Fire Prevention and Protection Measures in Group ‘C’ Buildings of Dehradun City” has been carried out to study, analyze and assess the level of implementation of Critical Safety Parameters by conducting Inspection and to suggest ways and means for improving the level of implementation of Critical Safety Parameters. It is done by carrying out field inspections using checklists i.e. inspection and by checking critical safety parameters of each building using level of compliances for measuring implementation of safety procedures. This thesis presents an overview of the features and advantages of assessment, its findings and level of implementation of critical fire safety parameters of Hospitals and Nursing homes in the Dehradun city.