- Author
- Babruaskas, V.
- Title
- Electrical Fires: Research Needed to Improve Safety.
- Coporate
- Fire Science and Technology Inc., Issaquah, WA
- Journal
- Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 46/2nd Quarter, 20-22,24,26,28-30, 2010
- Keywords
- electrical fires | NFPA 70 | NFPA 901 | fire protection engineering | fire safety | electrical shock | shock hazards | fire statistics | NFIRS | arcing | electric current | mechanical damage | aging (materials) | wires | cables | fire losses | electrical equipment | charring
- Identifiers
- National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); research on mechanisms; arcing across a carbonized path; reduced ampacity; average annual losses in the United States for structure fires involving electrical distribution equipment; physical mechanisms causing electrical fires