Assessment of Awareness, Knowledge and Attitude on Impacts of Fire Outbreak to Standard Seven Pupils at Morogoro Municipal and Mvomero District, Tanzania.

Amasi, Athumani Salumu (2021) Assessment of Awareness, Knowledge and Attitude on Impacts of Fire Outbreak to Standard Seven Pupils at Morogoro Municipal and Mvomero District, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Fire incidents in schools’ costs properties as well as human life of innocent people. Much of the discussions about fire disaster in schools is centering on rumors relating to sabotage, politics, misfortune, religious differences or negligence. By using descriptive survey method to sample of 389 standards seven pupils (49.1% boys and 50.9% girls), we determine the level of awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards the impacts of fire outbreak among pupils in Morogoro municipality and Mvomero district. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected by means of questionnaires, interviews and observation schedule and analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results showed that, majority of respondents 287 (73.8%) know that fire accident can happen even in the school premises and 290 (74.6 %) are aware that fire outbreak can cause damage to home, school or market properties. Majority of respondents 321 (82.5%) indicated that there is little they can do to prevent fire incidence because there is no training done in school in case of fire emergence. The study concludes that though majority of respondents 316 (81.2%) understand the effect of wildfire on environment, the community around are the source of environmental destructors as they are using fire for animal hunting and cultivation. The study suggests that, public education on fire prevention is very important and must be included in the school curriculum so as to reduce the fire risks. School community including pupils and parents must be trained on steps to be taken in case of fire outbreak and according to the type of fire. Keywords: Fire Ourbreak, oxygen, Triangle, combustible, Msamvu, extinguisher

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