Disaster coping capacity of a fire-prone historical dong village in China: A case study in Dali Village, Guizhou

The IDCC was examined based on three factors: risk awareness, disaster preparedness, and potential disaster coping ability. The IDCC of Dali Village represents a predicament between high fire risk awareness and limited countermeasures and deficient potential coping ability. The ACDCC was examined based on three factors: disaster risk reduction planning, community firefighting organization, and fire protection measures. The ACDCC of this village has preliminarily progressed due to the firefighting measures and the establishment of a volunteer firefighting troop. However, due to lack of integrated fire risk reduction planning, the fire protection measures tend to be uncoordinated and some are even ill-considered. The PCDCC was examined based on three factors: basic community property, community connection, and potential coping ability of the community. The PCDCC of this village is characterized by strong community cohesiveness and ample potential responding ability.On the whole, the CDCC of Dali Village tends to be hampered by the lack of integrated planning and community involvement.