Fire emergencies and people (2008)

Type of Content
Journal ArticlePublisher
University of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineering.ISSN
0110-7801Collections
Abstract
How we behave in a fire can be due to many factors such as familiarity with the building and its alarm systems as Michael Spearpoint from the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury explains.
Citation
Spearpoint, M.J. (2008) Fire emergencies and people. New Zealand Science Teacher, 117, pp. 16-17.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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