- Author
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Bright, R. G.
- Title
- Status and Problems of Fire Detection for Life Safety in the United States.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- National Research Council. Fire Detection for Life Safety. March 31-April 1, 1975,
3-14 p.,
1975
- Keywords
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fire detection
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life safety
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fire detectors
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smoke detectors
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heat detectors
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residential buildings
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fire statistics
- Abstract
- Approximately 12,000 persons lose their lives in fire each year in the United States. This is an inordinately high number of fatalities, much higher than any other technically advanced country. As Table 1 shows, the United States is at the top with a fatality rate almost twice second-ranked Canada.