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Behavioral mitigation of cooking fires through strategies based on statistical analysis : final project report for EME-2005-CA-0343 / Marty Ahrens [and others].

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
Ahrens, Marty
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Protection Association
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Dwellings--Fires and fire prevention--United States--Statistics.
Dwellings.
Cooking--Equipment and supplies--Fires and fire prevention.
Cooking.
Cooking--Safety measures.
Burns and scalds--Prevention.
Burns and scalds.
Safety education.
Dwellings--Fires and fire prevention.
United States.
Genre:
Statistics
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 76 pages)
Other Title:
Final project report for EME-2005-CA-0343
Place of Publication:
[Emmitsburg, Md.] : Dept. of Homeland Security, FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration, [2007]
Summary:
Cooking fires are the most common type of fire experienced by U.S. households and the leading cause of home fire injuries. The report reflects the results of research conducted by the U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association the types of behaviors and sequences of events that lead to cooking fires and develops recommendations for behavioral mitigation strategies that will reduce such fires and their resultant injuries and fatalities. Appendix C includes grilling safety messages from the American Burn Association's 2002 Burn Awareness Week.
Notes:
Title from title page of source document; last viewed December 5, 2007.
"FA-312/August 2007"--Cover page
Includes bibliographical references (page 70) and index.
OCLC:
182807006

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