Rural Fire Problem in the United States

Summarizes the findings from an extensive analysis of the fire problem in rural areas of the U.S. Some differences between fires in rural & non-rural areas point to issues that need to be considered when designing public education programs to reduce the number of fires & the deaths, injuries, & property loss associated with rural fires. Chapters: where fires occur; characteristics of the rural fire problem; residential structure fires; variations in the rural fire problem -- North vs. the South; manufactured housing -- severity & causes of fires, smoke detector performance, & extent of flame damage; fire death rates in rural areas; & the distribution of fire deaths in rural areas.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Rural Fire Problem in the United States', published 1999 under ISBN 9780788183355 and ISBN 0788183354.