The primary objective of the Safer Candle Project is to provide an inexpensive, safe alternative to home candle use in homes with limited electricity access. The article goes on to discuss their solution to this problem, along with photographs to demonstrate how to make any candle safer. The safety solutions while using candles discussed throughout this article may assist me when developing a prototype. 4.Shreffler, K. M., Meadows, M. P., & Davis, K. D, 2009, “FIREFIGHTING AND FATHERING: WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT, PARENTING STRESS, AND SATISFACTION WITH PARENTING AND CHILD BEHAVIOR.” Fatherhood, https://www. fatherhood.gov/sites/default/files/resource_files/e000002403.pdf. This study focuses on father’s who are firefighter’s and how the stresses of their job impacts their family life. It was interesting to me to find that occupational stress, working over 60 hours per week, and lack of sleep were associated with greater family conflict, and conflict with children. Due to family conflict, fathers experienced higher parenting stress and lower parenting satisfaction. Working more than 60 hours per week significantly predicted lower satisfaction with children’s behavior. Learning about firefighter fathers and how they interact with their families due to their jobs can help me learn about what kind of safety their families need, and the father would invest in. 5. “Fire safety and The Elderly.” Bouse volunteer fire district, https://bouseazfd.com/fire-prevention-and-public-education/fire-safety-and-the-elderly/. Bouse Volunteer fire district reveals how older adults run a 2.7 times higher rate of dying in a fire than people in younger age groups. They also have a higher risk of injury from preventable accidental house fires caused by candles, cigarettes, and stoves. Most people suffer from physical and/or mental decline as they age. The elderly often are afflicted with illnesses or disabilities that limit their mobility to varying degrees, making escape from a fire more difficult. The elderly often can experience memory loss, and many develop diseases such as Alzheimer’s, a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. This makes it more likely for them to forget to attend to common household duties such as turning off the faucet, shutting a window, or blowing out a candle. This information will help me in nar76
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