Author: Barry Leonard
Publisher:
Published: 1999-09
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9780788183355
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Summarizes the findings from an extensive analysis of the fire problem in rural areas of the U.S. Some differences between fires in rural & non-rural areas point to issues that need to be considered when designing public education programs to reduce the number of fires & the deaths, injuries, & property loss associated with rural fires. Chapters: where fires occur; characteristics of the rural fire problem; residential structure fires; variations in the rural fire problem -- North vs. the South; manufactured housing -- severity & causes of fires, smoke detector performance, & extent of flame damage; fire death rates in rural areas; & the distribution of fire deaths in rural areas.
Author: U. S. Fire Administration
Publisher: FEMA
Published: 2013-04-23
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the Spring of 2004, the U S Fire Administration (USFA) partnered with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in a cooperative agreement project entitled Mitigating the Rural Fire Problem. The purpose of the project was to examine what can be done to reduce the high death rate from fires in rural U S communities
Author: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 8
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: U.s. Department of Homeland Security
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-11
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781494268053
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This report contains research on behaviors and other factors contributing to the rural fire problem; identifies mitigation programs, technologies, and strategies to address those problems; and proposes actions that USFA can take to better implement programs in rural communities. In the Spring of 2004, the U S Fire Administration (USFA) partnered with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in a cooperative agreement project entitled Mitigating the Rural Fire Problem. The purpose of the project was to examine what can be done to reduce the high death rate from fires in rural U S communities. Rural communities, defined by the U S Census Bureau as communities with less than 2,500 population, have a fire death rate twice the national average. The objectives of the project were to a) conduct research on behaviors and other factors contributing to the rural fire problem, b) identify mitigation programs, technologies, and strategies to address those problems, and c) propose actions that USFA Public Education Division can take to better implement programs in rural communities. Research sources included a review of the published literature, some original statistical analysis, and information from national technical experts who have worked with NFPA.
Author: United States. Forest Service
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The striking aspect of the Nation's fire problem is the indifference with which Americans confront the subject. Destructive fire takes a huge toll in lives, injuries, and property losses, yet there is no need to accept those losses with resignation. There are many measures, often very simple precautions, that can be taken to reduce those losses significantly. To encourage solutions to these problems, the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control has made recommendations in this report.