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Author
Salzberg, F. | Pintar, A. J. | Vodvarka, F. J.
Title
Description of Urban Areas for Fire Analysis. Final Report.
Coporate
IIT Research Inst., Chicago, IL
Sponsor
National Military Command System Support Center, Washington, DC
Report
Final Report, March 1965, 9 p.
Contract
DCA-8
Keywords
urban fires | fire damage
Abstract
For various land use categories, typical blocks and structures were developed for describing an urban area in terms of parameters pertinent to the analysis of fire damage. Information employed consisted of the data from Sanborn maps, supplied by Dikewood Corporation, and reports of the Cook County and Illinois Inspection and Rating Bureaus. Inquiries were also sent to all cities in the United States having population of 100,000 or more, regarding the data available for identification of physical characteristics of structures.