- Author
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Bryan, J. L.
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Milke, J. A.
- Title
- Examination and Analysis of the Dynamics of the Human Behavior in the Fire Incident at the Reeder's Memorial Nursing Home July 29, 1979.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS GCR 80-264
November 30, 1979
29 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- GRANT-79014
- Keywords
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doors
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evacuation
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fire investigations
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nursing homes
- Abstract
- This fire incident at the Reeder's Memorial Nursing Home on July 29, 1979 was initially detected by the nursing supervisor who perceived a smoke odor in the area adjacent to the dining area on the second floor at approximately 2206. The supervisor who perceived a smoke odor in the area adjacent to the dining area on the second floor at approximately 2206. The supervisor investigated and observed smoke in the dining room, which appeared to be centered in the nourishment center. The supervisor immediately closed the smoke barrier doors to isolate the smoke in the dining room area with another staff member. The supervisor then phoned other staff personnel and the Boonsboro Volunteer Fire Department. The staff responded to the fire area and evacuated nine patients, from rooms 112, 115, and 117 adjacent to the dining room and nourishment center. The fire department arrived and determined the source of the smoke to be from an overheated electrical cord to an ice machine. Fire department personnel de-energized the ice machne and ventilated the nourishment center with portable fans. There were no injuries in this fire incident and no damage to the two-story, three year old fire resistive building.