Researchers Seek Input on Barn Fire Survey

Researchers are seeking information on human and animal losses or injuries, the cause of the fire, and the type of emergency response.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

Researchers at Technical Large Animal Equine Rescue, Inc. are seeking participants to complete an online survey related to a study on barn fires.

Kristi May, a graduate student at Murray State University in Kentucky, is collecting information on barn fires, looking specifically at those that occurred between October 2013 to October 2014. Data from fires that occurred prior to that time frame is welcome and will be documented, as well. May is seeking information on any human and animal losses or injuries, as well as the cause of the fire and type of emergency response.

"We hope to use the results of our study to help document then develop better barn fire response tactics and standards in the equine and livestock industries," she said.

Recently, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) updated their Standard 150 “Animal Housing” and is collecting information from barn fires in the past. Data from May’s survey will be provided to the researchers at NFPA in January 2015

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

Where do you primarily feed your horse?
311 votes · 311 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!