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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Lack of fire-fighting facilities

Lack of fire-fighting facilities

  • Antiquated fire equipment
  • Short fire hoses
  • Prohibitive cost of fire equipment
  • Lack of fire hydrants
  • Inadequate fire services

Incidence

In the UK in 1997, water companies reduced mains water pressure to alleviate leakage from defective pipes with the consequence that fire fighting services complained of inadequate pressure for water hoses.

Broader

Restricted delivery of essential services to rural communities
Presentable
Inadequate safeguards against fire
Presentable
Excessive costs
Unpresentable
Dysfunctional public utilities
Unpresentable
Inadequate emergency services
Yet to rate

Narrower

Lack of firefighting water
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Inadequate care of community space
Presentable
Decline of traditional wild fire management
Unpresentable
Inadequacy of civil defence
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Inadequate water system infrastructure
Presentable

Related

Environmental hazards of decommissioned nuclear power plants
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #1: No PovertySustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Amenities » Equipment
  • Commerce » Purchasing, supplying
  • Social activity » Services
  • Societal problems » Fire
  • Societal problems » Inadequacy
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J2437
    DOCID
    12024370
    D7NID
    158524
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020