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| Aging Populations, Independent Living, Home Health Care, Safety, and the Residential Environment |
| Amanda Kimball, Fire Protection Research Foundation |
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The average age of people living independently has risen in recent years; health care delivery for people of all ages has also dramatically changed. The number of safety, medical and health technologies as well as home health care services available to those who desire to remain in their own home is growing every day. Recent fire events involving apartment buildings with a high concentration of seniors have raised questions about the level of safety in 'senior housing' buildings. In November 2015, a one-day symposium hosted by NFPA and the Foundation brought together leaders in the residential, health care, independent living and safety communities to examine these emerging trends and create a vision for the future of safe living in an independent environment. This panel session will provide perspectives from that summit.
Presented by:
Amanda Kimball, Fire Protection Research Foundation
Amanda Kimball is a Senior Project Manager at FPRF, an affiliate of NFPA, where she is responsible for projects relating to suppression, fire alarm, and building life safety. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mrs. Kimball's professional background includes fire protection engineering consulting with experience in building code life safety analyses, design of fire protection systems, and fire and egress modeling of buildings and subway stations. She is a registered Professional Fire Protection Engineer in the state of Massachusetts.
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