- Author
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Giles, K.
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Powell, P.
- Title
- Attacking the Fire Problem: A Plan for Action. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS SP 416,
May 1975,
37 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Keywords
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building design
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consumer protection
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fire control
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fire detection
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fire research
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fire spread
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flammability
- Abstract
- The mission of the Center for Fire Research is to insure the development of the technical base for the standards and specifications needed in support of the National goal to reduce fire losses by 50% over the next generation. A systems approach to accomplish this mission is described. The Center consists of three basic programs in the area of Fire Science and five applied research programs in the area of Fire Safety Engineering. Each applied program addresses an aspect of the Fire Problem, using fundamental information supplied by the basic research function. Active participation by staff members in voluntary standards organizations is the principal means of making this technology available for codes and standards needed to reduce the Nation's fire loss.