Fire and the older adult /

Report was developed by the National Fire Data Center, part of the U.S. Fire Administration, and is based on research from a variety of public and private organizations and data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (FIRS), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), U.S. Census Bureau,...

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Corporate Authors:	National Fire Data Center (U.S.), United States. Department of Homeland Security
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center, [2006]
Subjects:	Older people > Dwellings > Fires and fire prevention > United States. Long-term care facilities > Fires and fire prevention > United States. Nursing homes > Fires and fire prevention > United States. Safety education, Industrial > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS80531

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Summary:	Report was developed by the National Fire Data Center, part of the U.S. Fire Administration, and is based on research from a variety of public and private organizations and data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (FIRS), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, and the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging. It analyzes the fire risk of persons age 65 and older as a complement to the USFA's Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus. Cf. USFA-press-release, daetd 1/21/06.
Item Description:	Title from title page of source document (viewed on Jan. 25, 2006). "January 2006." "FA-300"--Cover. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	vi, 53 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web from DHS web site. Address as of 11/1/07: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-300.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-53).