- Author
- Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Factors in Estimating Toxic Hazard: People Exposed, People Who Choose Exposure, People Who Can't Avoid Exposure.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- Volume 2,
- Distribution
- For more information contact: Interscience Communications, West Yard House, Guildford Grove, London SE10 8JT, England. Fax: +44(0)208 692 5155, Email: intercomm@dial.pipex.com, Website: http://www.intercomm.dial.pipex.com
- Book or Conf
- Interscience Communications Ltd.; Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. Interflam 2001. (Interflam '01). International Interflam Conference, 9th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 17-19, 2001, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, 841-851 p., 2001
- Keywords
- fire science | fire safety | fire research | human beings | toxic hazards | human behavior | exposure | toxic gases | smoke | fire statistics | occupants | time | injuries | rescue | fire fighting
- Identifiers
- numbers of 1980 U.S. households, by size of household, number of adults, number of elderly or other non-working adults; most likely location of U.S.persons, by type of person and time of day; numbers of U.S. persons, by time of day, in average home within 3 exposure zones: same room, another room, outside building, by room of fire origin; are occupants exposed to smoke? high vs. low estimte assumptions; range of estimated number of people exposed to smoke in 1993-1997 home fires vs. average reported civilian fire deaths and non-fatal injuries, by area of fire origin, time of day, and extent of smoke damage; range of estimated number of people exposed to smoke in home fires vs. 1993-1997 average reported civilian fire deaths and non-fatal injuries, by area of fire origin, time of day, and extent of smoke damage; how does behavior of the occupant relate to exposure or injury?; reason for termination of rescue or fire fighting activity, by severity of harm to person engaged in activity