Robertson's Introduction to fire prevention

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Memorial Tribute......Page 10
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
About the Author......Page 14
Chapter 1 History and Philosophy of Fire Prevention......Page 16
 Fire's Early Impact......Page 17
 Early Fire Prevention Measures in North America......Page 19
 Tragedy: A Spur to Regulations......Page 23
 Variables in the Philosophy of Fire Prevention......Page 32
 Review Questions......Page 33
 End Notes......Page 34
Chapter 2 Status of Education, Engineering, and Enforcement in the United States......Page 37
 Community Risk Reduction......Page 38
 The Traditional "Three Es"......Page 39
 Education......Page 40
 Engineering......Page 43
 Enforcement......Page 51
 Emergency Response......Page 53
 Review Questions......Page 54
 End Notes......Page 55
Chapter 3 Public Fire and Life Safety Education Programs......Page 57
 Scope of Fire and Life Safety Education Programs......Page 58
 Home Safety Surveys......Page 61
 Fire Prevention Education Through Business, Community, and Civic Organizations......Page 62
 Fire Safety Clinics and Seminars......Page 63
 Fire and Life Safety Education in the Schools......Page 64
 Wildfire Prevention......Page 66
 Publicity Programs......Page 68
 Media Publicity......Page 71
 Volunteer Fire Departments......Page 73
 Review of Successful Programs......Page 74
 Review Questions......Page 75
 End Notes......Page 76
Chapter 4 Enforcing Fire Safety Compliance......Page 78
 Publicity for Fire Codes......Page 79
 Plan-Review Program for Fire Code Enforcement......Page 80
 Control of Sales and Use as a Means of Fire Code Enforcement......Page 85
 Structural Control as a Means of Fire and Building Code Enforcement......Page 87
 Control of Ignition Sources......Page 89
 Control of Occupancy as a Means of Fire Code Enforcement......Page 90
 Legal Aspects of Fire Code Enforcement......Page 91
 Condemnation of Unsafe Structures......Page 92
 Fire Safety Considerations in Special Occupancies......Page 94
 Review Questions......Page 98
 End Notes......Page 99
Chapter 5 Fire Safety Inspection Procedures......Page 100
 Preparation for Inspection......Page 101
 Identification and Permission to Inspect......Page 103
 The Inspection Tour......Page 104
 Correcting Violations During Inspection......Page 108
 The Exit Interview......Page 109
 Report of Inspection......Page 110
 Classification of Hazards......Page 111
 Hazards in Various Types of Occupancies......Page 112
 Legal and Moral Responsibilities of the Inspector......Page 116
 Conflicts with Other Agency Inspections......Page 118
 Summary......Page 121
 Review Questions......Page 122
 End Notes......Page 123
Chapter 6 Preparing Fire Service Personnel for Fire Prevention Duties......Page 124
 Lack of Emphasis on Fire Prevention......Page 125
 Fire Prevention Training for All Fire Service Personnel......Page 126
 Master Plans for Fire Protection......Page 127
 Recruit Training Programs......Page 128
 Prefire Planning......Page 129
 Fire Prevention Training Assignments......Page 130
 Training in Fire Prevention Inspection......Page 131
 National Professional Qualifications Board......Page 134
 Review Questions......Page 137
 End Notes......Page 138
Chapter 7 Organization and Administration of Municipal Fire Prevention Units......Page 140
 The Place of Fire Prevention in Municipal Government......Page 141
 Fire Prevention Functions......Page 143
 The Fire Prevention Bureau......Page 144
 Fire Prevention Advisory Committee......Page 149
 Intensive Inspection Program......Page 150
 Fees for Services......Page 151
 Program Goals......Page 152
 The Relationship of a Fire Prevention Entity to Other Municipal Agencies......Page 153
 Case Study: Morgantown, West Virginia, Fire Prevention Program......Page 158
 Summary......Page 161
 End Notes......Page 162
Chapter 8 Instilling Positive Fire Reaction......Page 164
 Individual Decisions When Fire Occurs......Page 165
 Home Fire Drills......Page 166
 School Fire Drills......Page 167
 Industrial Fire Drills......Page 168
 Large Residential Occupancies......Page 169
 Measures to Facilitate Successful Evacuation......Page 170
 Human Behavior in Fire......Page 173
 Fire Safety Manuals......Page 174
 Fire Reaction in Housing for Older Adults......Page 175
 Fire Reaction in High-Rise Structures......Page 177
 Terrorist Activities......Page 178
 Summary......Page 180
 End Notes......Page 181
Chapter 9 Fire Prevention Efforts of the Private Sector......Page 184
 Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions......Page 185
 Organizations with Allied Interests in Fire Prevention......Page 189
 Underwriters Laboratories Inc.......Page 194
 Private Organization Efforts in Fire Prevention......Page 195
 Summary......Page 197
 End Notes......Page 198
Chapter 10 Fire Prevention Responsibilities of the Public Sector......Page 199
 U.S. Department of Justice......Page 201
 U.S. Department of the Interior......Page 202
 U.S. Department of Agriculture......Page 203
 U.S. Department of Commerce......Page 204
 U.S. Department of Labor......Page 205
 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services......Page 206
 U.S. Department of Transportation......Page 207
 U.S. Department of Homeland Security......Page 208
 Independent U.S. Government Agencies......Page 211
 State Agencies......Page 212
 County Agencies......Page 218
 Support Agencies......Page 219
 Review Questions......Page 220
 End Notes......Page 221
Chapter 11 Fire Prevention Through Arson Suppression......Page 222
 The Crime of Arson......Page 223
 Model Arson Laws......Page 226
 Motives for Arson......Page 228
 Investigation of Suspected Arson......Page 229
 Arson and Civil Unrest......Page 238
 Arson Arrests......Page 240
 Arson-Related Research Projects......Page 242
 Arson Control Needs......Page 243
 Summary......Page 244
 End Notes......Page 245
Chapter 12 Fire Prevention Research......Page 248
 U.S. Forest Service Fire Prevention Research......Page 249
 Public Fire Education Research......Page 252
 National Institute of Standards and Technology Research......Page 253
 University Research......Page 255
 United Kingdom Research......Page 257
 Underwriters Laboratories Research......Page 258
 National Fire Academy Research......Page 261
 Other Research Activities......Page 265
 Review Questions......Page 266
 End Notes......Page 267
Chapter 13 Proving Fire Prevention Works......Page 270
 Measurement of Fire Prevention Effectiveness......Page 272
 Recording Fire Safety Activities......Page 276
 Recording Fire Deaths and Injuries......Page 277
 Recording Loss Statistics......Page 278
 National Fire Incident Reporting System......Page 279
 Use of Computers......Page 280
 Approaches to the Fire Problem......Page 282
 Review Questions......Page 287
 End Notes......Page 288
Appendix Answers to Review Questions......Page 290
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