Fire and the older adult / U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center.
| Other author | National Fire Data Center (U.S.) |
| Other author | United States. Department of Homeland Security. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center, [2006] |
| Description | vi, 53 p. : digital, PDF file |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS80531 |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Executive summary -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Trends and characteristics -- Fire risk factors to older adults -- Long-term care facilities -- Home health and hospice care -- Risk of fire fatality -- Residential fires and older adults -- Fire education and prevention. |
| Abstract | Report was developed by the National Fire Data Center, part of the U.S. Fire Administration, and is based on research from a variety of public and private organizations and data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (FIRS), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, and the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging. It analyzes the fire risk of persons age 65 and older as a complement to the USFA's Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus. Cf. USFA-press-release, daetd 1/21/06. |
| General note | Title from title page of source document (viewed on Jan. 25, 2006). |
| General note | "January 2006." |
| General note | "FA-300"--Cover. |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-53). |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web from DHS web site. Address as of 1/25/06: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-300.pdf; current access available via PURL. |
| Technical rpt number | FA-300 |
| GPO item number | 0520-F (online) |
| Govt. docs number | HS 5.202:F 51/3 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |