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Title Fire and the older adult [electronic resource] / U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center.

Imprint [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center, [2006]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  HS 5.202:F 51/3    ---  Available
Description vi, 53 p. : digital, PDF file
System Details Mode of access via the DHS web site.
Note Title from title page of source document (viewed on Jan. 25, 2006).
"January 2006."
Summary 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-53).
Note "FA-300"--Cover.
Subject Older people -- Dwellings -- Fires and fire prevention -- United States.
Long-term care facilities -- Fires and fire prevention -- United States.
Nursing homes -- Fires and fire prevention -- United States.
Safety education, Industrial -- United States.
Added Author National Fire Data Center (U.S.)
United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Gpo Item No. 0520-F (online)
Sudoc No. HS 5.202:F 51/3

 
    
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