- Author
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- Title
- U.S. Conference of Mayors. Final Report. Fire Prevention Poject 1980 to the U.S. Fire Administration. March 1981.
- Coporate
- Conference of Mayors, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- fire prevention | fire safety | education | fire protection | fire alarm systems | smoke detectors | fire detection systems | regulations | building codes | arson
- Identifiers
- urban areas; urban planning
- Abstract
- This is the final report of a one year fire prevention project with mayors of 73 cities and the U. S. Fire Administration. The primary purpose of the project was to assess the needs and priorities of mayors in the area of fire protection. This report includes an overview of the year's activities with final products appended to the approprate sections. It includes: Fire Prevention and Arson Resolutions, Mayors Leadership Institute report and evaluation, Mayors Manual on Fire Prevention (includes the manual), and an Assessment of Fire Prevention Needs and Strategies with report on the assessment. This final report also includes nine recommendations from the Mayors Conference to the U. S. Fire Administration. The recommendations include, the need for a basic cost/benefit analysis for retrofitting older buildings for sprinkler and smoke detector systems, and studies that address the reassignment of fire personnel for activities such as master planning and public education and incorporating more comprehensive fire data systems in cities.