SCHOOL FIRES - PART OF OUR OVERALL CRIME PROBLEM

• NCJ Number: 13324
• Journal: Security World Volume: 11 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1974) Pages: 20-23
• Author(s): M Strom
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: Security World Publishing Co, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL FIRES, AND A DISCUSSION OF LOSSES IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND INCONVENIENCE TO STUDENTS.

Abstract

FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION OF SCHOOL FIRE STATISTICS WHICH REVEAL AN INCREASE IN INCENDIARY FIRES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE AUTHOR FOCUSES ON THE BURDEN OF SUCH INCIDENCES ON THE TAX PAYER. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, WHICH SHOULD BE MAINTAINED IN SCHOOLS AND ON PARTICULAR CASES OF SCHOOL FIRES IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA.