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Dormitory Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 14, March 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Each year in the United States, there are an estimated 1,300 fires in high school, private and prep school, and university dormitories. These fires are responsible for less than 5 deaths, and approximately 50 injuries and $4.1 million in property loss annually. This topical report examines the characteristics of fires coded in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) occurring in dormitories.

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Dormitory Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 14, March 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Each year in the United States, there are an estimated 1,300 fires in high school, private and prep school, and university dormitories. These fires are responsible for less than 5 deaths, and approximately 50 injuries and $4.1 million in property loss annually. This topical report examines the characteristics of fires coded in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) occurring in dormitories.

Dormitory Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 14, March 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Each year in the United States, there are an estimated 1,300 fires in high school, private and prep school, and university dormitories. These fires are responsible for less than 5 deaths, and approximately 50 injuries and $4.1 million in property loss annually. This topical report examines the characteristics of fires coded in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) occurring in dormitories.

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Title:

Dormitory Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 14, March 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Publication date:

2001

Size:

10 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Building Industry Technology , Industrial Safety Engineering , Fire research , School buildings , Fires , Dormitory fires , Fire prevention , Schematic diagrams , Statistical data , Charts (Graphs) , Arson , Smoke alarms , College dormitories , National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)

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