Fire safety appraisal of residential wood and coal stoves in New York state. Final report
This study was designed to identify solid fuel (wood and coal) residential heating safety problems and associated causes, and the barriers to correction of these problems in NYS. Based on the research findings, recommendations were developed regarding public and private policies and services, legislation, and financial systems designed to improve the State's solid fuel heating safety situation. Data on solid fuel use was obtained via randomly conducted phone surveys, in-home resident interviews and solid fuel burning system inspections, and a mail survey of fire department chiefs. The most important barriers to safety were those of homeowner complacency (i.e., a sense of security grounded in ignorance -- in the nonpejorative sense) and apathy, with the former being the primary attitudinal barrier. The appendices vol. is the survey used.
- Research Organization:
- Joy Industrial Equipment Co., Los Angeles, CA (USA). Western Precipitation Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 5461637
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-262568
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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