Presenters: Daniel Gottuk, Hughes Associates, Inc.
This session will present the results of a Fire Protection Research Foundation study commissioned by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Their objective was to develop an action plan to mitigate loss from home cooking fires by furthering the implementation of fire prevention technologies suitable for use on or with home cooking appliances. A detailed review of cooking fire statistics and an evaluation of currently available technologies against impact on cooking and fire prevention effectiveness for common kitchen fire scenarios will be presented.
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