- Author
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Title
- Portable Heating Fires in Residential Structures.
- Coporate
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emmitsburg, MD
- Journal
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Topical Fire Research Series,
Vol. 1,
No. 10,
1-3,
January 2001
- Distribution
- For more information about Topical Fire Research Series contact: Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfdc/tfrs.htm AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/
- Keywords
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residential buildings
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heating equipment
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fire statistics
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fabrics
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wood
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paper
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combustible liquids
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plastics
- Identifiers
- Portable heating fires in residences are more deadly than other types of heating fires. They account for only 10% of all heating fires, but 30% and 40% of heating injuries and deaths, respectively; The bedroom is the leading area of origin for portable heating fires; Fabric and wood/paper represent 59% of the types of materials ignited by heaters; The placement of combustibles too near portable heaters is a major problem