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America Burning, Recommissioned. America at Risk: Findings and Recommendations on the Role of the Fire Service in the Prevention and Control of Risks in America.
October 2000, 66 p.
Keywords: ; Fire prevention; Risks; Controls; Roles; United States; Fire services; Communities; RecommendationsStambaugh, H.; Sensenig, D.
Special Report. Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., April 2008, 39 p.
Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Fire prevention; Natural disasters; Emergency communications; Weather; Arson; Fire fighting; Buildings; Crimes; First responders; Public safety; Communities; Fire departmentsMohammadi, J.; Alyasin, S.; Bak, D. N.
Investigation of Cause and Effects of Fires Following the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., May 1992, 194 p.
Identifying Number(s): IIT-CE-9201
Keywords: Fire prevention; Statistical analysis; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Earthquake damage; Fires; Risk; Fire hazards; Buildings; Leakage; San Francisco (California); Seismic effects; Gas distribution; EarthquakesWilliamson, R. B.
Manual of Evaluation Procedures for Passive Fire Prevention Following Earthquakes.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., June 1999, 26 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST-GCR-99-768
Keywords: ; Exits; Safety analysis; Fire prevention; Inspection; Scenarios; Earthquake damage; Procedures; Fire hazards; Manuals; Buidling codes; Passive systems; Seismic effects; Structural integrity