- Author
- Ahrens, M.
- Title
- U.S. Experience With Smoke Detectors and Other Fire Detectors: Who Has Them? How Well Do They Work? When Don't They Work?
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA
- Keywords
- smoke detectors | fire statistics | residential buildings | methodology
- Identifiers
- who has smoke detectors; how effective are smoke detectors; what percentage of home smoke alarms are working; how many homes are protected by smoke alarms; why are so many smoke alarms non-operational; nuisance activations and missing or disconnected batteries; impact of aging detectors; what else does a household with a smoke alarm need for adequate protection; how operational are alarms outside the home; recommended practices and sample programs; alternative formulas for estimating alarm impact on reporting of fires; methodology for estimating alarm operationality