- Author
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Ahrens, M.
- Title
- Human Factors Contributing to Fatal Injury. Based on NFIRS 5.0 Field in the Civilian Casuality Module.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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NFPA No. USS83,
September 2009,
44 p.
- Keywords
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human factors engineering
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fire statistics
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injuries
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death
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home fires
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children
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alcohol
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handicapped
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residential fires
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fire data
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fire departments
- Identifiers
- unattended child; alcohol or drugs; physical disability; mental disability; National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
- Abstract
- The outcome of a home fire is influenced by a wide variety of factors including area of origin, cause of fire, presence of working smoke alarms, and victim's proximity. Human factors that contributed to the fatal injury are also important, but often overlooked. During 2003-2006, one or more human factors contributed to an estimated average of 1,810, or 63%, of the 2,850 fatal home fire injuries. These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA's) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA's) annual fire department experience survey.