Examining "regular" fire-safety inspections : the missing relationship between timing of inspection and fire outcome / Fire Chief Len Garis and Dr. Joseph Clare.
This report examines the relationship between duration since the most recent fire safety inspection and the outcomes of the fires, with respect to frequency, extent of fire spread, and fire-related casualty. Based on a sample of over 4,000 fires reported to the British Columbia (BC) Office of the Fire Commissioner (1999 to 2003), covering reporting areas across the whole province (168 areas).
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (11 pages) : illustrations.
- Publisher: Abbotsford [British Columbia] : Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research, University of the Fraser Valley : [2012]
- Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "March 2012." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 10). |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Fire prevention > Inspection > British Columbia. Fires > Statistics. > British Columbia |
Genre: | Electronic books. |