- Author
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Nicholson, J.
- Title
- Vehicle Fire Problem.
- Journal
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NFPA Journal,
Vol. 101,
No. 1,
54-57,
January/February 2007
- Keywords
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motor vehicles
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motor vehicle accidents
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motor vehicle fires
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automobile fires
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fire departments
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fire fighters
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highways
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rescue
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rescue operations
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fire statistics
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acutomobile accidents
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fire hazards
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oxxupants
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hazardous materials
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regulations
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NFPA 556
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NFPA 2
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fire safety
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standards
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automotive fuels
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NFPA 52
- Identifiers
- National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); vehicle fires include fires outside of structures in which mobile property such as cars, trucks, boats, railroad cars, planes, and construction or garden vehicles burned; contributing factors of most highway vehicle; type of vehicles involved in fires; strategies to reduce losses; many government bodies, agencies, organizations, and individuals are working on vehicle fire safety; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulates highway vehicles and orders recalls; Burned/Recovered Motor Vehicle Act