- Author
- Ahrens, M.
- Title
- U.S. Experience With Smoke Alarms and Other Fire Alarms.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: NFPA One Stop Data Shop, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. Telephone: 617-984-7540, Fax: 617-984-7478, Email: osds@nfpa.org. Website: http://www.nfpa.org
- Keywords
- smoke detectors | fire statistics | fire alarm systems | residential buildings | methodology
- Identifiers
- who has smoke detectors; how does smoke alarm presence affect the fire outcome; what percentage of home smoke alarms are working; why are so many smoke alarms non-operational; unwanted activations and missing or disconnected batteries; impact of aging smoke alarms; what else does a household with a smoke alarm need for adequate protection; how operational are alarms outside the home; smoke or fire alarm status in fires without controlling for smoke spread; recommended practices and sample programs; home smoke alarm research project; alternative formulas for estimating alarm impact on reporting of fires; methodology for estimating alarm operationality; calculating national estimates