Grassroots Movement Building and Preemption in the Campaign for Residential Fire Sprinklers
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Grassroots movement building and preemption in the campaign for residential fire sprinklers.
Home fires account for 85% of fire deaths in the United States, the majority in 1- or 2-family homes lacking fire sprinklers. Since 1978, however, a grassroots movement has successfully promoted more than 360 local ordinances mandating sprinklers in all new residential construction, including 1- and 2-family homes. The homebuilding industry has responded by seeking state preemption of local aut...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301317