Fire and the older adult
Contributors: United States. Department of Homeland Security; National Fire Data Center (U.S.)
Publisher: United States  Department of Homeland Security, United Staes Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Older people; Dwellings; Fires and fire prevention; Long-term care facilities; Nursing homes; Industrial Safety education; Fires; Prevention & control; Risk Assessment; Organization & administration; Aged; Safety Management
Notes: "FA-300 / January 2006"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-60).

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Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Executive summary; title: ch.1- Introduction; title: ch.2- Methodology; title: ch.3- Trends and characteristics; title: ch.4- Fire risk factors to older adults; title: ch. 5- Long-term care facilities; title: ch.6- Home health and hospice care; title: ch.7- Risk of fire fatality; title: ch.8- Residential fires and older adults; title: ch.9-  Fire education and prevention; title: references.