Residential Fire Safety An Interdisciplinary Approach /

This book provides a comprehensive overview of deaths and injuries from residential fires as well as the most up to date information on evidence-based approaches to reduce this problem. The volume serves as a guide for professionals working in the field of fire prevention and as a textbook for instr...

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Autor corporatiu: SpringerLink (Online service)
Altres autors: Runefors, Marcus (Editor), Andersson, Ragnar (Editor), Delin, Mattias (Editor), Gell, Thomas (Editor)
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edició:1st ed. 2023.
Col·lecció:The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series,
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Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06325-1
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Taula de continguts:
  • PartI. Determinants, Mechanisms and Risk Groups
  • Chapter1. Fire Mortality from an International Perspective
  • Chapter2. Fire Fatalities and Fatal Fires – Risk Factors and Risk Groups
  • Chapter3. The Residential Fire Injury Pyramid
  • Chapter4. Fire‐Related Injury mechanisms
  • Chapter5. The evacuation of people with functional limitations
  • Chapter6. Fire Safety Surveillance – Theoretical and Practical Challenges
  • Chapter7. Implications for Prevention
  • PartII. Preventive Measures for Residential Fires
  • Chapter8. Smoke Alarms and the Human Response
  • Chapter9. Impact of interior doors on residential fire safety
  • Chapter10. Prevention of ignition and limitation of fire development in furnishing and home environment
  • Chapter11. Active fire protection systems for residential applications
  • Chapter13. Residential fire rescues: Building a model of rescue types for supporting the fire service
  • Chapter14. Cost‐Benefit Analysis of Fire Safety Measures
  • Chapter15. Socio‐demographic patterns in the effectiveness and prevalence of preventive measures
  • PartIII. Implementing Evidence‐Based Fire Safety Promotion
  • Chapter15. Vision Zero on Fire Safety
  • Chapter16. Fire Safety Education Campaigns
  • Chapter17. Targeted Interventions towards Risk Groups
  • Chapter18. Residential Fires in Metropolitan Areas ‐ Living Conditions and Fire Prevention Targeted
  • Chapter19. Interventions towards Risk Groups
  • Chapter20. Early responders as a resource for effective response
  • Chapter20. Swedish Strategies for Prevention of Residential Fires – the Case of the Swedish Fire Protection Association & the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
  • PartIV. Conclusion
  • Chapter21. The Road Ahead.