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Rural and Non-Rural Civilian Residential Fire Fatalities in Twelve States.

June 1, 1982
Author(s)
A Gomberg, L P. Clark
The results of an analysis of fire causal factors in over 1600 fire fatalities are presented. The primary emphasis is on the identification of fire causes leading to demonstrated high fatality rates in rural areas. It was found that the most signifiant

Elevators as a Means of Fire Escape

May 1, 1982
Author(s)
J H. Klote
This paper is the initial report of an ongoing project at NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of fire escape for the handicapped. The use of stairwells for fire evacuation poses a problem for people who cannot use stairs because of physical

Fire Endurance Test of Selected Residential Floor Constructions.

May 1, 1982
Author(s)
Jin B. Fang
A series of 10 load-bearing, wood-and steel-framed residential floors was evaluated for structural fire resistance in a fire endurance furnace. Nine wood-frame and one light gauge steel-frame, protected and unprotected floor/ceiling assembles, each

Entrainment and Heat Flux of Buoyant Diffusion Flames. Final Report.

February 1, 1982
Author(s)
B J. Mccaffrey, G Cox
Measurments of the vertical component of velocity in buoyant diffusion flames from extended sources by both cross-correlation and pressure proble techniques incorporating time-average signal processing appear to overestimate the transverse size of these

Smoke Movement Through a Suspended Ceiling System.

February 1, 1982
Author(s)
J H. Klote
A series of full-scale tests were conducted to evaluate smoke movement through a suspended ceiling and into an interstitial space of a hospital type facility. A test facility specifically constructed for this project is described. The test series consisted

Airflow Extinguishment of Burning Apparel Fabrics. Final Report.

December 1, 1981
Author(s)
B B. Hibbard, John F. Krasny, E Braun, Richard Peacock
The heat output of a burning fabric, subjected to a frontal airflow at various velocities, was measured behind the burning face of the fabric. Twelve different commerical fabrics were evaluated in this manner on the Apparel Fire Modeling Apparatus (AFMA)
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