Presently, there is no legal regulation pertaining to the installation, maintenance, management and operation of fire-fighting facilities in single housing in Korea, relying instead on the awareness of the residents which hopefully will prevent fire. Likewise, accident prevention effort is very limiting and weak. Accordingly, this research examines current situation in which fire results, identifies root causes and studies application of regulations and develop design measures centered on the single housing that is most afflicted with fire. As part of the measure to prevent fire that afflict housing, it is necessary to classify single housing as specific target for fire fighting just like the joint housing among the types of the building structures that are classified according to the usage on the "Appendix Chart I of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Construction Law" for management purpose. Moreover, it is necessary to make the installation of fire-fighting facilities such as simple sprinkler facility for residential area, fire extinguisher, warning system and others for the sake of the senior citizens and disabled people who reside in single housing, mandatory.
현재 국내 단독주택은 소방시설의 설치유지 및 관리운영에 대한 법적규제가 없을 뿐 아니라, 거주자의 자율 화재예방 의식에 의존하고 있어 방재에 취약하고 열악한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 주택화재의 가장 큰 비중을 차지하는 단독주택을 중심으로 화재의 발생현황 및 문제점과 법규적용 및 설계방안을 연구하였으며, 주택화재의 방재대책으로 "건축법 시행령 별표 1"의 용도별 건축물의 종류 중 단독주택은 공동주택과 같이 특정소방대상물로 분류하여 관리토록 하여야 할 것이며, 단독주택에 거주하는 고령자, 장애인등을 고려한 소화기, 경보설비, 주거용 간이스프링클러설비 등의 소방시설 설치를 의무화 하도록 하여야 할 것이다.
