Fire safety as provided for by building codes is examined critically, and the characteristics of building fires are reviewed. A new design approach is suggested. (Author)

Theft and arson can be fought by involving students to the point where they have a vested interest in maintenance of facilities. (RA)

Examinations show how these roof decks help buildings acoustically and as a fire retardant. (RG)

Fire safety at Gallaudet College, where all students are deaf, involves prevention, special emergency signals, and evacuation procedures. (Author)

Discusses the use of community education to prevent wildfires in the western forests of the United States. Presents 10 tips homeowners can use to reduce wildfire threat. (MDH)

Discusses the importance of home fire escape drills, detailing fire safety plans. Early detection and warning (smoke detectors) coupled with well-rehearsed escape plans help prevent serious injury. Children need to be taught about fire safety beginning at a very early age. (SM)

Provides 10 basic tips, compiled from the National Fire Protection Association's Life Safety Code 101, to ensure that educational facilities are fire safe. Tips include use of frequent and unexpected fire drills, limiting wall space of student artwork and teaching materials, being alert to preventing arson, planning speedy and safe emergency…

Discusses how rooftop grease containment systems can protect college roofs and prevent fires. Included are the rules and regulations for grease containment systems and tips for choosing a system. (GR)

Explains how advancements in glass manufacturing can help prevent fire and smoke from spreading through a building. The benefit of using wired glass and see-through ceramics are highlighted, and is the importance of glass in minimizing smoke and reducing smoke-related mortality. (GR)

Highlights the importance of using sprinkler systems in school residence halls to prevent fire fatalities. Understanding the risks involved, retrofitting schools to meet these risks, and realizing the need to extend safety education to off-campus housing are discussed. (GR)

This article is based on an innovative research project with academics, software developers, and organizational pilot sites to design and develop elearning software for an emergency response simulation with supporting collaborative tools. In particular, this article focuses on the research that the author has conducted to provide the theoretical…

As part of a research project aimed at the health care needs of the vulnerable community-dwelling elderly, an educational intervention was delivered to police and firefighters in worksite settings. A single educational intervention proved insufficient to produce lasting attitudinal and behavioral change as measured by follow-up surveys 3 and 6…

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the interaction between organizational policies and daily work practices of paramedics and firefighters within two emergency response organizations. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected in a case study consisting of interviews, focus groups, and observations. The theoretical grounding…

The Civic Center in Scarborough, Ontario, has an open interior design that incorporates an atrium. Fire protection elements include automatic sprinklers, provisions for efficient exiting of building occupants, and smoke evacuation by gravity exhaust. (Available from 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, $15.00 annually.) (Author/MLF)

Guidelines to help make schools fire-retardant and arson-proof. (Author/MLF)