- Author
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Lyons, J. W.
- Title
- Look at Fire Research.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Journal
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Dimensions (U. S. National Bureau of Standards),
Vol. 58,
No. 6,
125-126,
June 1974
- Keywords
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fire research
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research facilities
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fire tests
- Abstract
- Unwanted fire reaps a grim toll in the United States. Each year more than 12,000 of our citizens die in fires and several hundred thousand more suffer serious burn injuries. A severe burn is the most traumatic insult the human body can sustain; treatment and recovery are painful and lengthy, often including repeated surgical procedures. In addition, property damage drains some $11 billion from our economy.