Preventing Fire-Related Injuries
Fact
Sheet: Fire-Related Deaths and Injuries
On average in the United States in 2002, someone died in
a fire nearly every 3 hours, and someone was injured every
37 minutes...
Fire
Deaths and Injuries: Prevention Tips
Install smoke alarms on every floor of your home, including
the basement...
Preventing
Fire Deaths and Injuries: CDC Activities
CDC works in partnership with the United States Fire Administration,
part of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and several non-government
organizations to coordinate a national effort to eliminate
residential fire deaths by the year 2020.
Efforts
to Increase Smoke Detector Use in U.S. Households: An
Inventory of Programs
Each year in the United States, thousands of people die or
are severely injured by fires and burns. One of the most
effective ways to prevent deaths and injuries from fires
is to install and maintain smoke detectors |
Fire Fighters & Other Fire-Related
Occupations
Fire
Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
Each year an average of 105 fire fighters die in the line
of duty. To address this continuing national occupational
fatality problem, NIOSH conducts independent investigations
of fire fighter line of duty deaths. This web page provides
access to NIOSH investigation reports and other fire fighter
safety resources.
Fire
Fighting and Fire Prevention in Mining
The mine fire prevention research program applies science
and engineering towards such tasks as ensuring that fire-safe
materials are used, that combustibles are properly handled
and stored, and that mechanical and electrical equipment
is properly used and maintained.
Wildfires and Environmental Effects of Fire
Air
Quality and Forest Fires
Information from the National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) Includes "Wildfire
Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials."
Wildfires
Information from CDC's Public Health and Emergency
Response site includes fact sheets and links to other
sites with wildfire safety information.
Fighting
Wildfires
NIOSH resources for firefighters and other emergency
response personnel about repirators, heat stress, electrical
hazards, more...
Emergency
Response Resources: Natural Disasters
Links to information from the National Institute for
Occupational Safety aand Health on Natural Disasters,
Fighting Wildfires and Fire Cleanup, Flood and Hurricane
Response, Personal Protective Equipment, more...
Environmental
Toxins
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