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Author
Jameson, F.
Title
Notification and Alarm Systems--The Las Vegas Story.
Coporate
Las Vegas Fire Dept., Las Vegas, NV
Sponsor
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBS GCR 82-383, March 1982,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
NB80NADA1058
Book or Conf
AIA Research Foundation. Life Safety and the Handicapped, 1980 Conference. Final Report. October 26-30, 1980, Washington, DC, Kennett, E. W., Editors, 36-38 p., 1982
Keywords
fire alarm systems
Abstract
Can the deaf hear smoke detectors? Do ambulatory patients find it easy to get away from fire, especially in highrise buildings? Can the blind keep their sense of direction in a fire? Can mentally retarded people be taught fire safety? Under the direction of Chief Sam Cooper, the Las Vegas Fire Department has found "yes" to some of those questions, and has implemented the resulting knowledge and technology.