Fire in the United States, 2003-2007
Fire in the United States, 2003-2007

Author: U. S. Fire Administration

Publisher: FEMA

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13:

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This Fifteenth Edition covers the 5-year period of 2003 to 2007 with a primary focus on 2007. Only native National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 5.0 data are used for NFIRS-based analyses. In 2007, the native NFIRS 5.0 data account for 98 percent of the fire incident data.

Fire in the United States 2003-2007 (15th Ed. )
Fire in the United States 2003-2007 (15th Ed. )

Author: Barry Leonard

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1437934633

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The National Fire Data Center periodically publishes ¿Fire in the U.S.¿, a statistical overview of the fires in the U.S. with the focus on the latest year in which data were available at the time of preparation. This report is designed to equip the fire service and others with information that motivates corrective action, sets priorities, targets specific fire programs, serves as a model for State and local analyses of fire data, and provides a baseline for evaluating programs. This 15th edition covers the five-year period of 2003 to 2007 with a primary focus on 2007. This report addresses the overall national fire problem. Charts and tables.

The Proceedings of 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology
The Proceedings of 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology

Author: Guan-Yuan Wu

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-09-12

Total Pages: 1061

ISBN-13: 9813291397

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This book features selected papers from the 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (AOSFST 2018), held in Taipei, Taiwan. Covering the entire spectrum of fire safety science, it focuses on research on fires, explosions, combustion science, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, risk analysis and structural engineering, as well as other topics. Presenting advanced scientific insights, the book introduces and advances new ideas in all areas of fire safety science. As such it is a valuable resource for academic researchers, fire safety engineers, and regulators of fire, construction and safety authorities. Further it provides new ideas for more efficient fire protection.

Africa
Africa

Author: United Nations Environment Programme

Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9789280728712

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This stunning 400-page Atlas is a unique and powerful publication which brings to light stories of environmental change at more than 100 locations spread across every country in Africa. There are more than 300 satellite images, 300 ground photographs and 150 maps, along with informative graphs and charts that give a vivid visual portrayal of Africa and its changing environment that provide scientific evidence of the impact that natural and human activities have had on the continent's environment over the past several decades. The observations and measurements of environmental change help gauge the extent of progress made by African countries towards reaching the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. More importantly, this book contributes to the knowledge and understanding that are essential for adaptation and remediation, and should be of immense value to all those who want to know more about Africa and who care about the future of this continent.