Behavioral mitigation of cooking fires through strategies based on statistical analysis : final project report for EME-2005-CA-0343 /

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...

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Corporate Authors:	United States Fire Administration, National Fire Protection Association, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Other Authors:	Ahrens, Marty
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Emmitsburg, Md.] : Dept. of Homeland Security, FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration, [2007]
Subjects:	Dwellings > Fires and fire prevention > United States > Statistics. Cooking > Equipment and supplies > Fires and fire prevention. Cooking > Safety measures. Burns and scalds > Prevention. Safety education.
Online Access:	http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/cooking/fa-312.pdf https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS106252

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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.
Item Description:	Title from title page of source document; last viewed December 5, 2007. "FA-312/August 2007"--Cover page. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	viii, 76 pages : digital, PDF.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the USFA web site. Address as of 12/08/2008: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/cooking/fa-312.pdf; access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 70) and index.