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| Preface | |
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| History and Philosophy of Fire Prevention | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| Early Fire Prevention Measures in North America | |
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| Tragedy a Spur to Regulations | |
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| Laboratories Improve Fire Safety | |
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| Variables in the Philosophy of Fire Prevention | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Status of Education, Engineering, and Enforcement in USA | |
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| The Three "Es" | |
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| Education | |
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| Engineering | |
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| Enforcement | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Public Fire and Life Safety Education Programs | |
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| Scope of Fire and Life Safety Education Programs | |
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| Home Inspection Program | |
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| Fire Prevention Education through Civic Organizations | |
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| Fire Safety Clinics and Seminars | |
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| Community Events | |
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| Fire and Life Safety Education in the Schools | |
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| Hospital Programs | |
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| Scout Groups | |
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| Wildland Fire Prevention | |
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| Public Safety Combined Programs | |
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| Publicity Programs | |
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| Media Publicity | |
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| Smoke Alarm Programs | |
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| Fire Prevention Week | |
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| Volunteer Fire Departments | |
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| Review of Successful Programs | |
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| Future Needs in Fire and Life Safety Education | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Enforcing Fire Safety Compliance | |
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| Publicity for Fire Codes | |
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| Plan-Review Program for Fire Code Enforcement | |
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| Control of Sales and Use as a Means of Fire Code Enforcement | |
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| Structural Control as a Means of Fire and Building Code Enforcement | |
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| Control of Occupancy as a Means of Fire Code Enforcement | |
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| Legal Aspects of Fire Code Enforcement | |
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| Condemnation of Unsafe Structures | |
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| Fire Safety Considerations in Special Occupancies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Fire Safety Inspection Procedures | |
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| Preparation for Inspection | |
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| Identification and Permission to Inspect | |
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| The Inspection Tour | |
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| Correcting Violations during Inspection | |
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| Discussing Findings with Escorts | |
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| The Exit Interview | |
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| Report of Inspection | |
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| Reinspection and Procedures to Enforce Compliance | |
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| Classification of Hazards | |
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| Hazards in Various Types of Occupancies | |
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| Legal and Moral Responsibilities of the Inspector | |
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| Conflicts with Other Agency Inspections | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Preparing Fire Service Personnel for Fire Prevention Duties | |
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| Lack of Emphasis on Fire Prevention | |
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| Fire Prevention Training for All Fire Service Personnel | |
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| Master Plans for Fire Protection | |
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| Recruit Training Programs | |
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| Prefire Planning | |
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| Fire Prevention Training Assignments | |
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| Training in Fire Prevention Inspection | |
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| National Professional Qualifications System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Organization and Administration of Municipal Fire Prevention Units | |
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| The Place of Fire Prevention in Municipal Government | |
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| Fire Service Administration in Municipal Government | |
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| Fire Prevention Functions | |
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| The Fire Prevention Bureau | |
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| Sources of Conflict within the Fire Department | |
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| Fire Prevention Advisory Committee | |
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| Intensive Inspection Program | |
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| Fees for Services | |
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| Personnel Trends | |
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| State Responsibilities | |
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| The Relation of Fire Prevention to Other Municipal Agencies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Instilling Positive Fire Reaction | |
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| Individual Decisions When Fire Occurs | |
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| Fire Reporting Procedures | |
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| Home Fire Drills | |
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| School Fire Drills | |
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| Institutional Fire Drills | |
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| Industrial Fire Drills | |
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| Proper Use of Fire Extinguishers | |
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| Large Residential Occupancies | |
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| Prevention and Control of Panic Reactions | |
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| Conditions That Contribute to Panic | |
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| Guard or Watch Duty Responsibilities | |
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| Private Fire Brigades | |
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| Fire Safety Manuals | |
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| Public Elevator Fire Safety | |
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| Fire Reaction Safeguards in Housing for Older Adults | |
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| Fire Reaction for Special Occupancies | |
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| Fire Reaction in High-Rise Structures | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Fire Prevention Efforts of the Private Sector | |
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| Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions | |
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| Organizations with Allied Interests in Fire Prevention | |
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| Private Organization Efforts in Fire Prevention | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Fire Prevention Responsibilities of the Public Sector | |
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| U.S. Department of State | |
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| U.S. Department of the Treasury | |
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| U.S. Department of Defense | |
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| U.S. Department of Justice | |
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| U.S. Department of the Interior | |
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| U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
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| U.S. Department of Commerce | |
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| U.S. Department of Labor | |
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| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
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| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
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| U.S. Department of Transportation | |
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| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | |
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| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | |
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| Independent U.S. Government Agencies | |
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| State Agencies | |
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| County Agencies | |
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| Municipal Government | |
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| Support Agencies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Fire Prevention through Arson Suppression | |
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| The Crime of Arson | |
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| Model Arson Laws | |
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| Motives for Arson | |
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| Investigation of Suspected Arson | |
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| Arson and Civil Unrest | |
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| Arson Arrests | |
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| Arson-Related Research Projects | |
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| Arson Control Needs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| International Practices in Fire Prevention | |
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| Fire Death Statistics for Various Countries | |
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| Causes of Fires | |
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| Rural Fires | |
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| Variables That Affect Statistics | |
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| Comparisons of Fire Prevention Education and Enforcement | |
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| Canadian Fire Safety Procedures | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Fire Prevention Research | |
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| U.S. Forest Service Fire Prevention Research | |
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| High-Risk Area Research | |
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| National Institute of Standards and Technology Research | |
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| University Research | |
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| Canadian Research Activities | |
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| Code Enforcement Research | |
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| National Fire Academy Research | |
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| Other Research Activities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Proving Fire Prevention Works | |
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| Measurement of Fire Prevention Effectiveness | |
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| Annual Report | |
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| Recording Fire Safety Activities | |
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| Recording Fire Deaths and Injuries | |
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| Recording Loss Statistics | |
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| National Fire Incident Reporting System | |
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| Use of Computers | |
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| Approaches to the Fire Problem | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Index | |