Capacity and Strategy in Fire Disaster Prevention and Control in the Selected Strategic Organization in Port Harcourt Metropolis in River State
Akiojano, A. S., Obafemi A.A. and Ogoro M.
Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies; Faculty of Social Sciences University of Port Harcourt
Corresponding Author Email: shadrack.akiojano@yahoo.com
Abstract
The study examined the capacity and strategy in fire disaster prevention and control in Eleme, Notore Chemical Industries PLC Onne and Shell Petroleum Corporation at Etche all in Obio/Akpor axis area of Port Harcourt Metropolis. The study analyzed the ability and capacity of the Organization to build back better, mitigate and recover from fire inferno. The research design is abductive reasoning carried out by observation, interview and checklist to compare the organization performances. The sample size for each organization cut-across ten (10) sources of personnel from management and supervisory level according to each organization as stipulated in the questionnaire for four years (2017 – 2020) with Indorama having working population over 5,000 while Shell and Notore over 2000 respectively. Data collection was achieved through Primary and secondary sources. Primary data source is derived through structured questionnaire, interview, observation and checklist designed to cover the objective of study. Secondary data source is achieved from information that is secondary in nature and are derived from organization journals such as Notore Tribe and Shell Info, Board publications as well as office and site posters. Descriptive tool parameter measurement method is in percentages, frequency, tables analysis taking decision to be Strongly agreed, Agreed, Disagreed and Strongly disagreed with weighted average. Finding reveals that in Organizational investigation on fire incidence root cause by examining capacity and strategic in fire disaster prevention and control; Shell organization with 40% and weighted average 2.5; Indorama with 45% and weighted average 2.2 and Notore with 35% and weighted average 2.8 revealing that Shell and Notore organizations strongly agreed to the objective. Also to the objective of Effective education and training scheme / application of learning point from incidence; Shell with 32%, Indorama with 40% and Notore with 31% and weighted averages of 3.1, 2.5 and 3.2 respectively. Shell and Notore organizations strongly agreed to the organizations performances of the objective with weighted averages but Indorama strongly disagreed to the objective of educating and training of work force. Recommendation and advice are majorly to adhere to training and capacity building to all workforce by all the organizations examined but more emphases to Indorama organization that concentrated on production for improvement whenever the change of fire incidence occurs.
Keywords: Capacity, Effective, Strategy, Disaster, Abductive, Measurement
