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Author:   Marcus Runefors ,  Ragnar Andersson ,  Mattias Delin ,  Thomas Gell
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.752kg
ISBN:  

9783031063244

ISBN 10:   3031063244
Pages:   379
Publication Date:   28 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

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.

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Marcus Runefors is with the Division of Fire Safety Engineering, Lund University, Sweden. Ragnar Andersson is with the Division of Risk and Environmental Studies, Karlstad University, Sweden. Mattias Delin is with Brandforsk – the Swedish Fire Research Foundation, Sweden. Thomas Gell is with Brandforsk – the Swedish Fire Research Foundation Sweden. 

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