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Fire Deaths in the U.S.: How Best to Keep Reducing Them

An analysis of trends in residential fire fatalities and their implications for the future. Read More >

Vulnerable Populations in Residential Occupancies

Who are the people most vulnerable to fire fatalities and why? What can be done to improve fire safety for these populations? Read More >

Residential Fire Safety--Is the Age of the Occupants Related to the Likelihood of a Fire Starting

Who starts building fires, who are the victims, and is age a factor? Read More >

What Have We Learned About the Benefits and Costs of Residential Fire Sprinkler Legislation?

Residential fire sprinklers make sense, and this article shows how FPEs are working to make them more cost-effective. Read More >

Challenges Facing Engineered Structural Fire Safety-A Code Official's Perspective

The issues involved with moving away from prescriptive building codes. Read More >

The Mosquito and the Picket Fence-A Modern Day Fire Alarm Fable About Broad-band vs. Narrow-band Signaling

Sound and noise are more complex than the simplified, broad-band approaches of most codes. This article shows how narrow-band signaling systems can be designed to be more effective and less expensive than conventional installations. Read More >

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