Minimisation of Fire Outbreaks in Nigeria via Fire Safety Education in Architecture in the Universities

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  1. Lecturer, Lecturer, Lecturer Department of Architecture, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State of Nigeria, Department of Architecture, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State of Nigeria, Department of Architecture, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State of Nigeria Kano, Kano, Kano Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria

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nFrequent fire outbreak in buildings is a problem in Nigeria which has led to the loss of many human lives and the destruction of substantial properties. To minimize this menace in Nigeria, it therefore became extremely important to carry a research work to recap the architecture curriculum of study with respect to fire safety education in the universities in Nigeria, to provide guidelines for its improvement. Desktop study was considered as the instrument for the research data collection. Data were gathered from the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Nigeria with regard to the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards(CCMAS) in architecture for 2022, and other secondary sources. Consequently, they were subjected to analysis and checked by using the contents analysis technique, to get the validation of the results. Among the findings are: there is no fire safety education as a single entity architecture course in Nigerian universities through the CCMAS to fully address the frequent fire outbreaks in buildings; in pages 44 and 45 under the caption of “ARC 405: Building Services II” of the CCMAS, the required fire safety topics to be studied are not well detailed for clarity and direction; prevention of fire is found in the CCMAS but causes of fire in buildings were omitted. Among the recommended guidelines are: fire safety education as a single entity architecture course should be integrated into the CCMAS because of the frequent fire outbreaks in Nigerian buildings and every fire safety topic in architecture that should be studied in Nigerian universities must be well
detailed for clarity and direction; causes of fire in buildings should be incorporated into the CCMAS in addition to the fire prevention that is already in it, to know the reasons behind fire outbreaks in buildings before their prevention measures can be proffered.

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Keywords: Keywords: Architecture curriculum, education, fire safety, Nigeria, universities

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How to cite this article: Odaudu Ugbede Sunday, Abdullahi Aminu Lawan, Abbas Ibrahim Mu’azu. Minimisation of Fire Outbreaks in Nigeria via Fire Safety Education in Architecture in the Universities. International Journal of Environmental Planning and Development Architecture. April 17, 2024; 02(01):53-63.

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