Coping capacity assessment of urban fire disaster: An exploratory study on ward no: 30 of Old Dhaka area

Fire is one of the major human-induced hazards which takes place due to less or no precautionary measures. According to the official statistics of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (BFSCD), a total of 19672 fire incidents took place around the country in the year 2018 from which 6208 incidents took place in Dhaka city. The amount of damage and loss is very high. A total of 130 people died and 664 people were injured due to fire incidents around the country in the year 2018. In this paper, an attempt has been made to find outthe vulnerable condition of the study area in regards to fire disasters with specific vulnerability assessment tools and the existing coping capacity of the…