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Preface | p. xi |
History and Philosophy of Fire Prevention | p. 1 |
Historical Background | p. 1 |
Early Fire Prevention Measures in North America | p. 3 |
Tragedy a Spur to Regulations | p. 6 |
Laboratories Improve Fire Safety | p. 14 |
Variables in the Philosophy of Fire Prevention | p. 14 |
Summary | p. 15 |
Review Questions | p. 16 |
Status of Education, Engineering, and Enforcement in USA | p. 19 |
The Three "Es" | p. 19 |
Education | p. 21 |
Engineering | p. 23 |
Enforcement | p. 34 |
Summary | p. 35 |
Review Questions | p. 35 |
Public Fire and Life Safety Education Programs | p. 38 |
Scope of Fire and Life Safety Education Programs | p. 38 |
Home Inspection Program | p. 40 |
Fire Prevention Education through Civic Organizations | p. 42 |
Fire Safety Clinics and Seminars | p. 43 |
Community Events | p. 43 |
Fire and Life Safety Education in the Schools | p. 44 |
Hospital Programs | p. 47 |
Scout Groups | p. 47 |
Wildland Fire Prevention | p. 48 |
Public Safety Combined Programs | p. 48 |
Publicity Programs | p. 49 |
Media Publicity | p. 50 |
Smoke Alarm Programs | p. 51 |
Fire Prevention Week | p. 51 |
Volunteer Fire Departments | p. 52 |
Review of Successful Programs | p. 52 |
Future Needs in Fire and Life Safety Education | p. 53 |
Summary | p. 53 |
Review Questions | p. 54 |
Enforcing Fire Safety Compliance | p. 57 |
Publicity for Fire Codes | p. 57 |
Plan-Review Program for Fire Code Enforcement | p. 58 |
Control of Sales and Use as a Means of Fire Code Enforcement | p. 61 |
Structural Control as a Means of Fire and Building Code Enforcement | p. 65 |
Control of Occupancy as a Means of Fire Code Enforcement | p. 67 |
Legal Aspects of Fire Code Enforcement | p. 68 |
Condemnation of Unsafe Structures | p. 69 |
Fire Safety Considerations in Special Occupancies | p. 70 |
Summary | p. 74 |
Review Questions | p. 74 |
Fire Safety Inspection Procedures | p. 76 |
Preparation for Inspection | p. 76 |
Identification and Permission to Inspect | p. 78 |
The Inspection Tour | p. 79 |
Correcting Violations during Inspection | p. 83 |
Discussing Findings with Escorts | p. 83 |
The Exit Interview | p. 83 |
Report of Inspection | p. 84 |
Reinspection and Procedures to Enforce Compliance | p. 85 |
Classification of Hazards | p. 85 |
Hazards in Various Types of Occupancies | p. 86 |
Legal and Moral Responsibilities of the Inspector | p. 90 |
Conflicts with Other Agency Inspections | p. 91 |
Summary | p. 93 |
Review Questions | p. 95 |
Preparing Fire Service Personnel for Fire Prevention Duties | p. 97 |
Lack of Emphasis on Fire Prevention | p. 97 |
Fire Prevention Training for All Fire Service Personnel | p. 98 |
Master Plans for Fire Protection | p. 100 |
Recruit Training Programs | p. 101 |
Prefire Planning | p. 101 |
Fire Prevention Training Assignments | p. 102 |
Training in Fire Prevention Inspection | p. 103 |
National Professional Qualifications System | p. 105 |
Summary | p. 107 |
Review Questions | p. 108 |
Organization and Administration of Municipal Fire Prevention Units | p. 110 |
The Place of Fire Prevention in Municipal Government | p. 110 |
Fire Service Administration in Municipal Government | p. 111 |
Fire Prevention Functions | p. 112 |
The Fire Prevention Bureau | p. 112 |
Sources of Conflict within the Fire Department | p. 117 |
Fire Prevention Advisory Committee | p. 118 |
Intensive Inspection Program | p. 119 |
Fees for Services | p. 121 |
Personnel Trends | p. 122 |
State Responsibilities | p. 122 |
The Relation of Fire Prevention to Other Municipal Agencies | p. 122 |
Summary | p. 126 |
Review Questions | p. 127 |
Instilling Positive Fire Reaction | p. 129 |
Individual Decisions When Fire Occurs | p. 129 |
Fire Reporting Procedures | p. 130 |
Home Fire Drills | p. 130 |
School Fire Drills | p. 131 |
Institutional Fire Drills | p. 132 |
Industrial Fire Drills | p. 133 |
Proper Use of Fire Extinguishers | p. 133 |
Large Residential Occupancies | p. 134 |
Prevention and Control of Panic Reactions | p. 134 |
Conditions That Contribute to Panic | p. 135 |
Guard or Watch Duty Responsibilities | p. 138 |
Private Fire Brigades | p. 138 |
Fire Safety Manuals | p. 140 |
Public Elevator Fire Safety | p. 140 |
Fire Reaction Safeguards in Housing for Older Adults | p. 140 |
Fire Reaction for Special Occupancies | p. 142 |
Fire Reaction in High-Rise Structures | p. 142 |
Summary | p. 144 |
Review Questions | p. 145 |
Fire Prevention Efforts of the Private Sector | p. 147 |
Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions | p. 147 |
Organizations with Allied Interests in Fire Prevention | p. 150 |
Private Organization Efforts in Fire Prevention | p. 155 |
Summary | p. 158 |
Review Questions | p. 159 |
Fire Prevention Responsibilities of the Public Sector | p. 160 |
U.S. Department of State | p. 161 |
U.S. Department of the Treasury | p. 161 |
U.S. Department of Defense | p. 161 |
U.S. Department of Justice | p. 162 |
U.S. Department of the Interior | p. 163 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture | p. 163 |
U.S. Department of Commerce | p. 164 |
U.S. Department of Labor | p. 165 |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | p. 165 |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | p. 166 |
U.S. Department of Transportation | p. 166 |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | p. 167 |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security | p. 167 |
Independent U.S. Government Agencies | p. 169 |
State Agencies | p. 171 |
County Agencies | p. 178 |
Municipal Government | p. 179 |
Support Agencies | p. 179 |
Summary | p. 179 |
Review Questions | p. 180 |
Fire Prevention through Arson Suppression | p. 182 |
The Crime of Arson | p. 182 |
Model Arson Laws | p. 184 |
Motives for Arson | p. 186 |
Investigation of Suspected Arson | p. 187 |
Arson and Civil Unrest | p. 193 |
Arson Arrests | p. 195 |
Arson-Related Research Projects | p. 196 |
Arson Control Needs | p. 198 |
Summary | p. 199 |
Review Questions | p. 200 |
International Practices in Fire Prevention | p. 202 |
Fire Death Statistics for Various Countries | p. 203 |
Causes of Fires | p. 206 |
Rural Fires | p. 206 |
Variables That Affect Statistics | p. 207 |
Comparisons of Fire Prevention Education and Enforcement | p. 209 |
Canadian Fire Safety Procedures | p. 212 |
Summary | p. 216 |
Review Questions | p. 217 |
Fire Prevention Research | p. 219 |
U.S. Forest Service Fire Prevention Research | p. 220 |
High-Risk Area Research | p. 226 |
National Institute of Standards and Technology Research | p. 227 |
University Research | p. 228 |
Canadian Research Activities | p. 228 |
Code Enforcement Research | p. 229 |
National Fire Academy Research | p. 230 |
Other Research Activities | p. 232 |
Summary | p. 233 |
Review Questions | p. 233 |
Proving Fire Prevention Works | p. 236 |
Measurement of Fire Prevention Effectiveness | p. 237 |
Annual Report | p. 240 |
Recording Fire Safety Activities | p. 241 |
Recording Fire Deaths and Injuries | p. 242 |
Recording Loss Statistics | p. 242 |
National Fire Incident Reporting System | p. 243 |
Use of Computers | p. 243 |
Approaches to the Fire Problem | p. 246 |
Summary | p. 248 |
Review Questions | p. 248 |
Index | p. 251 |
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