In the article ‘Development of a Fire Risk Model to Identify Areas of Increased Potential for Fire Occurrences’ by Lenah, the reason for her study together with other researchers was to utilize geographic information structures to establish a cartographic risk framework foreseeing areas of escalated probabilities of fire instances and to authenticate the model. Therefore this paper focuses on fire prevention.

Summary

The article has identified seven literature risk features linked with fire damage.  They include: people above 65 years, those who are of a non-white race, below secondary school education, low-income people, rented type of housing, home value and year home built. Geographic information structure techniques were utilized in risk feature structure development. Model authentication occurred by the use of residential county fire dispatch information as well as data analysis. Regions of great and extreme risks were basically situated in the central and northwestern areas. A powerful correlation was got between risk structure scores as well as rates of fire incidences. Remarkable variations in mean rates of fire by risk class were got, with the exclusion of medium and low-risk classes. Rates of fire incidences amid census tracts revealed positive spatial autocorrelation giving a map revealing a remarkable cluster of great incidences of fire in the northwestern parts. The risk structure has the possibility of leading to further intended as well as efficient fire prevention educational initiatives (Lehna, 2016). Such structures would permit fire departments to focus limited resources in regions of greater fire dangers.

How the Article Relates to the Concepts in the Course

The articles main objective is to describe the chemistry of fire whereby it has describes what fire is and how it can spread easily and the vulnerable people who are majorly affected in fire incidences. The article has identified fire hazards in the regions mentioned. They have explained very well the evacuation procedures as well as selecting and using suitable fire extinguishing tools. The course contents also entail the overview of the fire prevention legislation whereby in these identified regions, fire prevention was highly addressed. The article has also addressed the development and spread of fire (Cheng 2017). This is by highlighting the high-risk regions like northwestern parts and the possible actions in the event of a fire.

How the journal can be used by the safety proficient to enhance fire accident prevention attempts

            The article has established seven risk features that can be used by proficient to help in fire prevention efforts. For instance, they have indicated that people above 65 years of age are prone to fire risks, therefore proficient can avail this information to people so that they can take good care of the aged. Those who are of low economic status are also prone to risks of fire, those living in rentals, those below secondary schools among others. Therefore the professionals can use this article to raise awareness so that those in the seven categories can take precautions. The geographic information system technique can also help the proficient to know the areas that are at high risk so that they can bring some changes in terms of fire safety in those areas. Therefore this article can be of great help to fire professionals and the community at large since it also indicates the objectives of the fire course, thus, making it important and of value.