- Author
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Su, J. Z.
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Crampton, G. P.
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Carpenter, D. w.
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McCartney, C.
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Leroux, P.
- Title
- Burnt Offerings: Kemano, A Deserted Town in Remote British Columbia, Provided the Ideal Ground for Testing a Sprinkler's Ability to Put out House Fires.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Journal
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Canadian Consulting Engineer,
Vol. 43,
No. 3,
26,
May 2002
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Telephone (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673, Email: Irc.Client-Services@nrc.ca, Website: http://www.nrc.ca/irc/ircpubs FULL DOCUMENT IN PDF: http://www.nrc.ca/ fulltext/prac/nrcc45664/nrcc45664.pdf
- Keywords
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sprinklers
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home fires
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fire tests
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sprinkler systems
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experiments
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wooden structures
- Identifiers
- Kemano, British Columiba, was a company town built 50 years ago by Alcan Smelters and Chemicals to support its hydroelectric station