Propane-fuelled vehicles and multi-residential building storage risk : examining the frequency of propane-fuelled structure and vehicle fires

Armstrong, Jennifer (author.). Clare, Joseph, (author.). Garis, Len, (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author). University College of the Fraser Valley. Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research, (publisher.). University College of the Fraser Valley. School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, (publisher.).

Summary: There are 2.7 million vehicles on the road in British Columbia [1], and 99.7% of them are fuelled by either diesel or gasoline. The remaining 0.3% of the vehicles on the road are fuelled either by electricity, natural gas, propane or an 85% ethanol/gasoline blend. Importantly, while there are many reasons to support the use of propane as an alternative fuel, the focus of this report is based on an on-going matter of policy regarding the parking of vehicles that are fuelled by propane in underground parking areas. There is a concern over policy in North America associated with fire-risk with the storage of propane-fuelled vehicles in the underground storage areas of multi-residential buildings. This research note explores this issue from a quantitative perspective, examining data provided by the British Columbia (BC) Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) to retrospectively examine the frequency of propane-related fire incidents that occurred in multi-residential buildings.

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (9 pages).
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Publisher: Abbotsford [British Columbia] : Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research, University of the Fraser Valley : [2013]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.

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