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Fires in refugee and displaced persons settlements: the current...
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): U.S Department of Health and Human Services
Date: Oct 2018
Location: Worldwide

This resource aims to describe the burden of fires in displaced persons settlements and identify interventions/innovations that might address gaps in current humanitarian guidelines. The resource...

Fire Prevention, Preparedness and Response in Informal Settlements,...
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Inter-Agency Coordination - Lebanon
Date: Oct 2018
Location: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Worldwide

This guideline aims to promote best practices of prevention, preparedness and response that will reduce fire-related hazards among the residents of informal settlements, residential and non-...

Fire safety: Minimum Safe Distance
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): UNHCR
Date: Nov 2019
Location: Global - Multiple countries

This presentation from UNHCR looks at fire safety, the design of fire protection in Shelter, and explores the minimum safe distance to maintain between shelter units to limit the risk of shelter...

Fire Awareness and Management in Settlements and Vulnerable...
Content Type: Collection
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Date: Oct 2018
Location: Global - Multiple countries

The "Fire Awareness and Management in Settlements and Vulnerable Communities" Collection contains guidance materials and tools to enable the identification and management of fire risk in...

Care Box Low Resource
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): ARUP
Date: Jul 2020
Location: All Countries

This document can also be found on the Official website of ARUP at https://arup.com.
This is a design guideline to install temporary medical care facilities in...

Fire safety engineering guideline for informal settlements: towards...
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): FireSUN Publications
Date: Dec 2020
Location: South Africa

This document can also be found on the official website of the Stellenbosch University at: https://scholar.sun.ac.za.
These guidelines offer a...

Winterisation of Shelter and Settlement
Content Type: Collection
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Date: Sep 2022
Location: Global - Multiple countries

This collection is focused on winterising shelters in humanitarian settlements. Included in this collection are guidelines, plans, reports and evaluations of previous winterisation projects. 
Building Code Checklist for Fire Safety
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): The World Bank
Date: Sep 2023
Location: All Countries

Urban fire risk is a global problem - one that can be heightened during periods of rapid urban development. Inadequacies in urban planning, infrastructure, and construction practices related to...