- Author
- Ahrens, M.
- Title
- Batteries Not Included.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Journal
- NFPA Journal, Vol. 92, No. 3, 98-102,105-106,109, May/June 1998
- Keywords
- electric batteries | life safety | smoke detectors | effectiveness | infrared fire detectors | 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