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Examining the Relationship Between Firefighter Injuries and Fatalities in the Built Environment : A case for reducing the risk to firefighters through adequate firefighting experience, working smoke alarms and sprinkler coverage in buildings Zheng, Alex; Jiang, Andy; Rajabali, Fahra; Turcotte, Kate; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian, 1958-

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe firefighter injuries and deaths in structure-related fires and to investigate the underlying connection between building properties, including fire safety measures, and their effects on the risk to firefighters responding to a fire event. For the first time, comprehensive fire-related data across Canada is available in the form of the National Fire Information Database (NFID). Using this new dataset, in conjunction with a literature review and an Association of Worker Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) dataset, this report explores the impact of building properties (e.g. construction material, height) and fire safety measures (e.g. sprinklers, fire alarms) on firefighter casualties. For the purposes of this report, casualties represent both injuries and deaths.

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Title
Examining the Relationship Between Firefighter Injuries and Fatalities in the Built Environment : A case for reducing the risk to firefighters through adequate firefighting experience, working smoke alarms and sprinkler coverage in buildings
Creator
Zheng, Alex; Jiang, Andy; Rajabali, Fahra; Turcotte, Kate; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian, 1958-
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute
Date Issued
2018-05
Description
The purpose of this study is to describe firefighter injuries and deaths in structure-related fires and to investigate the underlying connection between building properties, including fire safety measures, and their effects on the risk to firefighters responding to a fire event. For the first time, comprehensive fire-related data across Canada is available in the form of the National Fire Information Database (NFID). Using this new dataset, in conjunction with a literature review and an Association of Worker Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) dataset, this report explores the impact of building properties (e.g. construction material, height) and fire safety measures (e.g. sprinklers, fire alarms) on firefighter casualties. For the purposes of this report, casualties represent both injuries and deaths.
Subject
Adults (20-64); Workplace injury; Injury policy and prevention
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-05-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0397310
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78178
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Zheng A, Jiang A, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Garis L, Pike I. Examining the Relationship Between Firefighter Injuries and Fatalities in the Built Environment: A case for reducing the risk to firefighters through adequate firefighting experience , working smoke alarms and sprinkler coverage in buildings. A report by the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, for the University of the Fraser Valley: Vancouver, BC, May 2018.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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