Francis Pruter

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Francis Pruter
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House Fires

• Deaths from fires and burns are the fifth most
  common cause of unintentional injury deaths in
  the United States
• Fires are the third leading cause of fatal home
  injury
• Four out of five U.S. fire deaths in 2005
  occurred in homes
• 23.5 of house fires start in the kitchen

• Department of Health and Human Services.
  http//www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/fire.htm
• Lousiana Office of Emergency.
  http//www.loep.state.la.us/factsheets/FactsonFire
  .htm

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Competition

• Problems
• only detects smoke then beeps

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We can do better

• Contacts the Fire Department
• Contacts emergency numbers
• Heat sensors and emergency shut off switches in
  devices that are leading causes in house fires
• customizable settings
• Reminder system
• When doors are opened
• A device is on longer than usual

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Customer and Market

• Everyone

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Questions?