- Author
- Ahrens, M.
- Title
- U.S. Experience With Smoke Alarms and Other Fire Alarms.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: NFPA One Stop Data Shop, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. Telephone: 617-984-7540, Fax: 617-984-7478, Email: osds@nfpa.org.
- Keywords
- smoke detectors | fire detection | fire statistics | fire alarm systems | residential buildings | false alarms | methodology
- Identifiers
- home smoke alarms; non-home fire detection; who has home smoke detectors; what types of fire alarms are found in homes; how does home smoke alarm presence affect the fire outcome; what percentage of home smoke alarms are working; why are so many home smoke alarms non-operational; impact of aging home smoke alarms; what else does a household with a smoke alarm need for adequate protection; recommended practices and sample programs; what types of fire detection devices are found in non-home structures fires; how operational are fire detection devices outside the home; false alarms and unwnted activations