Opportunities for raising awareness in light of new museum education approaches, with a view to reducing the number of fatal fires and protecting critical risk groups

Abstract

Reducing the number of fatal fires and protecting critical risk groups is of the outmost importance for all those involved – disaster management, social services, the living environment, and families. A fire threatens the living environment, and a fatality takes a psychological toll on people, even if they are not personally or only indirectly affected. The first three basic steps in identifying and protecting risk groups are raising awareness, shaping attitudes, and mobilizing the community. The potential of the new museum education and of constructivist pedagogy, when applied within the appropriate organizational framework, setting, and time, may serve as a bridge between disaster management and the social sector in this endeavor.