- Author
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Ahrens, M.
- Title
- Batteries Not Included.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Journal
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NFPA Journal,
Vol. 92,
No. 3,
98-102,105-106,109,
May/June 1998
- Keywords
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electric batteries
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life safety
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smoke detectors
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effectiveness
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infrared fire detectors
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fire statistics
- Identifiers
- detector usage by major pouplation group in 1982, 1989, and 1991; growth in home smoke detector usage, 1970-1995; lifesaving effectiveness of home smoke detectors; characteristics of fatal victims in home fires, with and without smoke detectors present; estimated percentage of fire involved homes with smoke detectors whose smoke detectors were operational; smoke detectors in dwelling fires, 1980-1995; smoke detectors in apartment fires, 1980-1995