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Intro -- HOME FIRE SAFETY: PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND ISSUES -- HOME FIRE SAFETY: PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND ISSUES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: BEHAVIORAL MITIGATION OF COOKING FIRES -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Cooking Fires and Injuries: The Size of the Problem -- Findings by Gender and Age -- Findings Related to Leading Factors in Home Cooking Fires and Losses -- Findings on Program Effectiveness -- Cooking Fire and Burn Prevention Behavioral Mitigation Messages -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. COOKING FIRES AND INJURIES: THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM -- Summary Discussion -- Implications for Behavioral Strategies -- 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF COOKS AND PEOPLE INJURED IN COOKING FIRES -- Summary Discussion -- Implications for Behavioral Strategies -- 3. PATTERNS BY TYPE OF COOKING EQUIPMENT -- Grilling and Outdoor Cooking Fires and Fire Safety -- Summary Discussion -- Behavioral Strategies -- 4. BEHAVIORS AND TYPES OF COOKING ASSOCIATED WITH COOKING FIRES -- Separating Combustibles from Cooking Heat Sources -- Use of Cooking Equipment for Other than Intended Purpose -- Types of Cooking Associated with Cooking Fires -- Alcohol and Other "Human Factors" Associated with Cooking Fires -- Summary Discussion -- Behavioral Strategies -- 5. CIVILIAN FIREFIGHTING AND FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT -- Summary Discussion -- Behavioral Strategies -- 6. SMOKE ALARMS AND FIRE DISCOVERY -- Summary Discussion -- Behavioral Strategies -- 7. TECHNOLOGY AND COOKING FIRES -- Summary Discussion -- Implications for Behavioral Strategies -- 8. OTHER COOKING, FOOD, AND HOT BEVERAGE BURNS -- Summary Discussion -- Behavioral Strategies -- APPENDIX A: HOW NATIONAL ESTIMATES STATISTICS ARE CALCULATED -- Projecting NFIRS to National Estimates -- APPENDIX B: EXISTING EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES RELATED TO CIVILIAN FIREFIGHTING FOR COOKING FIRES

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Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the circumstances surrounding the Los Alamos wildfire, focusing on: (1) the events leading up to the prescribed fire and how it was managed; and (2) what fire management policies or practices need to be improved."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The over accumulation of vegetation is a serious problem, particularly in the interior West, where it is causing an increasing number of uncontrollable and destructive wildfires. The policy response to this was the development of the National Fire Plan--a long-term multibillion dollar effort to address wildland fire threats. GAO's work on wildland fires identified three needs: (1) a cohesive strategy to address growing threats to national forest resources and nearby communities from catastrophic wildfires, (2) clearly defined and effective leadership to carry out that strategy in a coordinated manner, and (3) accountability to ensure that progress is being made toward accomplishing the goals of the National Fire Plan. Two years ago, the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior developed strategies to address these problems, and recently established a leadership entity to respond to the need for greater contingency coordination. Whether the strategy and the council will serve as the framework and mechanism to effectively deal with the threat of a catastrophic wildland fire will depend on how well the National Fire Plan is implemented. To determine the effectiveness of this effort, a sound performance accountability framework with specific performance measures and data to assess implementation progress and problems is needed."

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Our nation's wildland fire problems have worsened in the past decade. The Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture and four agencies within the Department of the Interior (Interior) are responsible for managing fires on federal lands. Federal appropriations to these agencies for wildland fire management have more than doubled since the late 1990s, averaging $2.9 billion annually in recent years. Rising wildland fire costs have challenged the agencies to meet their land management responsibilities. This testimony, based on previous GAO reports, discusses (1) the budgetary and programmatic effects of the increasing cost of fire management activities and (2) steps the agencies could take to help contain wildland fire expenditures and steps they could take, and Congress could consider, to reduce the need to transfer funds from other programs."

As many studies have pointed out, the United States has undergone a loss of hegemony (in the Gramscian sense) despite the increase in its economic, military, & techno-scientific power over time. One of the least researched aspects of this process is the complex social impact of the techno-scientific factor on the capitalist cycle in general & on the mid-1990s concept of the New Economy based on the rise of information & communications technologies in particular. This concept, one of the main underpinnings of neoliberal globalization, was undermined by the capitalist crisis at the beginning of the new millennium. Tables, References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright 2007.]

As many studies have pointed out, the United States has undergone a loss of hegemony (in the Gramscian sense) despite the increase in its economic, military, and techno-scientific power over time. One of the least researched aspects of this process is the complex social impact of the techno-scientific factor on the capitalist cycle in general and on the mid-1990s concept of the New Economy based on the rise of information and communications technologies in particular. This concept, one of the main underpinnings of neoliberal global-iza'tion, was undermined by the capitalist crisis at the beginning of the new millennium.

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Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Increasing wildland fire threats to communities and ecosystems, combined with rising costs of addressing those threats--trends that GAO and others have reported on for many years--have not abated. On average, the acreage burned annually by wildland fires from 2000 to 2005 was 70 percent greater than the acreage burned annually during the 1990s. Annual appropriations to prepare for and respond to wildland fires have also increased substantially over the past decade, totaling about $3 billion in recent years. The Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture and four agencies within the Department of the Interior (Interior) are responsible for responding to wildland fires on federal lands. This testimony summarizes several key actions that federal agencies need to complete or take to strengthen their management of the wildland fire program, including the need to (1) develop a long-term, cohesive strategy to reduce fuels and address wildland fire problems and (2) improve the management of their efforts to contain the costs of preparing for and responding to wildland fires. The testimony is based on several previous GAO reports and testimonies addressing wildland fire issues."

A chapter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since 1984, wildland fires have burned an average of more than 850 homes each year in the United States and, because more people are moving into fire-prone areas bordering wildlands, the number of homes at risk is likely to grow. The primary responsibility for ensuring that preventive steps are taken to protect homes lies with homeowners and state and local governments, not the federal government. Although losses from wildland fires made up only 2 percent of all insured catastrophic losses from 1983 through 2002, fires can result in billions of dollars in damages. Once a wildland fire starts, various parties can be mobilized to fight it, including federal, state, local, and tribal firefighting agencies and, in some cases, the military. The ability to communicate among all parties--known as interoperability--is essential but, as GAO has reported previously, is hampered because different public safety agencies operate on different radio frequencies or use incompatible communications equipment. GAO was asked to assess, among other issues, (1) measures that can help protect structures from wildland fires, (2) factors affecting use of protective measures, and (3) the role technology plays in improving firefighting agencies' ability to communicate during wildland fires."