TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - A comparative study of effectiveness of smoke alarms in two types of buildings
JO  - Journal of fire sciences
A1  - He, Yaping
A1  - Nelson, David
SP  - 415
EP  - 434
VL  - 26
IS  - 5
N2  - Fire or smoke alarms are crucial components in building fire safety systems. The effectiveness of fire alarms is investigated in this article. A relationship between effectiveness, efficacy, and reliability is formulated. A comparative study of the effectiveness of fire alarms in two types of occupancies is conducted using the published laboratory and field study results. The current study revealed the difference between the effectiveness of the fire alarm systems in dwelling and commercial stores.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-9041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734904108092112
ID  - ref1
ER  -