- Author
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Bryan, J. L.
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DiNenno, P. J.
- Title
- Human Behavior in a Hospital Fire.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Journal
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Fire Journal,
Vol. 73,
No. 3,
82-87,126,127,
May 1979
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
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human behavior
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hospital fires
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nursing staff
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patients
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ceilings
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fire departments
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evacuation
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breathing apparatus
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fire fighters
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fire alarm systems
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flashover
- Identifiers
- St. Joseph's Hospital; fire alarms; post-flashover; bathroom
- Abstract
- The fire at St. Josephi's Hospital on August 10, 1977, was detected by the nursing staff at aproximately 8:45 pm, at which time the fire had reached a post-flashover development in the area of origin, a bathroom on the second floor. The four-story building of ordinary construction was 130 years old.