Runefors M., Andersson R., Delin M., Gell T. (eds.) Residential Fire Safety: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Springer, 2023. — 375 p. — (The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series). — ISBN 978-3-031-06324-4.This book provides a comprehensive overview of deaths and injuries from residential fires as well as the most up to date information on evidence-based approaches to reduce this problem. The volume serves as a guide for professionals working in the field of fire prevention and as a textbook for instruction in universities and fire service schools. The authors’ interdisciplinary approach, where public health methodology is combined with fire protection engineering, medicine, and policy science, is quite distinctive outside of the technical literature devoted to larger scale fire events. Traditional textbooks on fire protection tend to describe the problem as purely technical, whereas in essence it is a problem of human vulnerability. In this book, readers will find lucid and rigorous descriptions of various risk groups and effective preventive measures that are effective, both in general and with respect to the different risk groups. They will also find work processes to facilitate risk reduction. Summarizing state-of-the-art knowledge and giving guidance for the future, both in terms of preventive efforts and ongoing research, Residential Fire Safety: An Interdisciplinary Approach, is ideal for students, educators, and practitioners of residential fire protection.Determinants, Mechanisms and Risk Groups
Fire-Related Mortality from a Global Perspective
Fire Fatalities and Fatal Fires – Risk Factors and Risk Groups
The Residential Fire Injury Pyramid
Fire-Related Injury Mechanisms
The Evacuation of People with Functional Limitations
Fire Safety Surveillance:​ Theoretical and Practical Challenges
Implications for Prevention
Preventive Measures for Residential Fires
Smoke Alarms and the Human Response
Impact of Interior Doors on Residential Fire Safety
Prevention of Ignition and Limitation of Fire Development in Furnishing and Home Environment
Active Fire Protection Systems for Residential Applications
Residential Fire Rescues:​ Building a Model of Rescue Types for Supporting the Fire Service
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fire Safety Measure
Sociodemographic​ Patterns in the Effectiveness and Prevalence of Preventive Measures
Implementing Evidence-Based Fire Safety Promotion
Vision Zero for Fire Safety
Fire Safety Education Campaigns
Targeted Interventions Towards Risk Groups
Residential Fires in Metropolitan Areas:​ Living Conditions and Fire Prevention
Early Responders as a Resource for Effective Response
Swedish Strategies for Prevention of Residential Fires:​ The Case of the Swedish Fire Protection Association and the Swedish Civil Contingencies AgencyThe Road Ahead