Public Participation Affect the Fire Prevention and Mitigation in the Responsibility Area of Saimai Sub-Fire and Rescue Station, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Abstract

               The purposes of this research were to study: 1) the level of public participation; 2) the implementation of fire prevention and mitigation; and 3) the influence of public participation on fire prevention and mitigation performance in the jurisdiction of the Saimai Sub-Fire and Rescue Station, Bangkok. The sample consisted of 400 residents in Saimai District, determined using Yamane’s formula. Data were collected via questionnaires with a reliability coefficient of 0.93. Statistical analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test (One-way ANOVA), and Multiple Regression Analysis at a .05 significance level.

              The findings revealed that:

              1) Overall public participation was at a high level, with the highest mean in the "implementation" aspect, followed by "decision-making," while the "monitoring and evaluation" aspect had the lowest mean; 2) Overall fire prevention and mitigation implementation was at a high level, with the "response" aspect being the highest and "recovery and rehabilitation" being the lowest; 3) Public participation significantly influenced the performance of fire prevention and mitigation at the .05 level. The independent variables collectively predicted 80.0% of the variance in performance ($R^2 = .800$). Specifically, the "implementation" aspect had the highest influence, followed by "benefit-sharing," "decision-making," and "monitoring and evaluation," respectively.