- Author
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Flyn, J. D.
- Title
- Non-Fire Electrical Rescue Incidents Reported to Fire Departments in 2003.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Keywords
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rescue
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rescue operations
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fire statistics
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fire departments
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electrical fires
- Abstract
- In 2003, municipal fire departments responded to an estimated 2,800 electrical rescue incidents, excluding incidents where fire was present and 8% of these incidents took place at noon. Thirty-five percent of non-fire electrical rescue incidents took place in the home.