The Effect Of Fire Simulation For Student’s Knowledge About Fire In SMA X Depok 2022

Public Health, Esa Unggul University, Jakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: decy.situngkir@esaunggul.ac.id

Abstract

Fire is one of the disasters that often occur and result in losses, both to people, assets, and productivity. Fires can occur due to the use of fire, gas explosions, electrical short circuits, HP exploding, natural factors, building conditions, such as the distance between buildings, materials, access to rescue, and weather factors. A school must meet the requirements of safety, health, comfort, and security. Schools must have a stable and sturdy building structure and a safe zone to withstand natural disasters. They should also have an active and/or passive fire protection system to prevent and deal with fire disasters. Knowledge and attitudes are the first parameters of preparedness, which form the basis of every school element’s behavior in disaster preparedness. The research objective is to determine the differences in knowledge scores before and after a fire simulation. This study uses a knowledge questionnaire that has been tested for validity. The sample size is 37 respondents, and the data is analyzed using a paired T-test. The results of the study showed differences in knowledge before and after the fire simulation (p-value = 0.002). Therefore, researchers suggest that schools routinely carry out simple fire simulations in collaboration with the Depok City Fire Department and incorporate topics regarding fire disasters in the curriculum. School can also conduct virtual fire drills or use other methods and media such as video fire simulations, fire safety posters, or safety inductions conducted before starting the first class of the day .