Fires in Residential Environments

Fires in Residential Environments 

Brandforsk initiated a preliminary study that was reported in 2010 and in it it was clear that the level of knowledge about residential fires is too low. Above all, there was a lack of information and analysis of which individuals are affected and which behaviors cause fires where people are injured or killed.

Annually, an estimated 24,000 fires occur in homes in Sweden, and the municipal rescue service is alerted to just over 6,000 of these. The number of deaths has not changed significantly in the last twenty years despite efforts such as fire alarms, fire extinguishers and information campaigns. The National Strategy aims to reduce the number of people killed and injured in fires, as well as to increase fire protection in homes and increase knowledge of how to act in the event of a fire.

In 2013, MSB invested 23 million for the next five years in developing new knowledge about why there are fires in housing. Now we see the results of the research effort.

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Resultatrapporter

Mot en evidensbaserad nollvision kring bostadsbränder

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Riskreducerande åtgärder för dödsbränder i bostäder

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Bostadsbränder i bostadsområden

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Övriga rapporter

An evalutation of residential sprinklers and water mist nozzles in a residential area fire scenario

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Characteristics of fatal residential fires in Sweden

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

International Fire Death Rate Trends

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Egendomsskydd vid brand i flerbostadshus

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Varför omkommer det fler personer i bostadsbränder i Finland än i Sverige?

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Brandskydd i flerbostadshus – En utvärdering av tekniska brandskyddssystem

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

Influence of Building Structure and Building Content on Residential Fires

Author: Annie Martinsson, Daniel Nilsson, David Winberg, Erik Lundborg, Frida Vermina Lundström, Hilco Hiemstra, Håkan Frantzich, Ida Larsson, Jerry Nilsson, Lars Strandén, Linus Östman, Magnus Arvidson, Magnus Arvidsson, Marcus Runefors, Mathias Dalgren Wikland, Max Coxner, Michael Strömgren, Nicklas Guldåker, Nils Johansson, Per Nilsen, Per-Olof Hallin, Petra Andersson, Ragnar Andersson, Silvia Arias

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