- Author
- Lyons, J. W.
- Title
- Look at Fire Research.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Journal
- Dimensions (U. S. National Bureau of Standards), Vol. 58, No. 6, 125-126, June 1974
- Keywords
- fire research | research facilities | fire tests
- Abstract
- Unwanted fire reaps a grim toll in the United States. Each year more than 12,000 of our citizens die in fires and several hundred thousand more suffer serious burn injuries. A severe burn is the most traumatic insult the human body can sustain; treatment and recovery are painful and lengthy, often including repeated surgical procedures. In addition, property damage drains some $11 billion from our economy.