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Author
Sekizawa, A. | Takemoto, A. | Kasahara, K.
Title
Research on False Alarms From Battery Driven Fire Detectors Monitored in Residential Houses.
Coporate
Fire Research Institute, Japan
Book or Conf
Japanese Association of Fire Science and Engineering. Annual Conference. May 29-30, 1985, Tokyo, Japan, 27-28 p., 1985
Keywords
false alarms | fire detectors | residential buildings
Abstract
[ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH] Based on 1981 and 1982 surveys with nearly identical results. Contains figures on frequency, cause, and expectation of false alarms (for example, 80% of the households had experienced false alarms while asleep, 40% while cooking).