Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Profile of Fire in the United States, 1995-2004. Fourteenth Edition
Annually, fire departments respond to approximately 1.8 million fires that result in thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in property loss. There are enormous indirect costs associated with fires as welllost business, lost time from work, medical expenses, psychological dam-age, temporary lodging, and others. The indirect costs from fire may be as high as 8 to 10 times that of direct costs.The U.S. fire problem is severe when compared to other industrialized nations. In fact, the U.S. is ranked as having the fourth highest fire death rate out of 25 industrialized nations examined by the World Fire Statistics Centre. This general status has been unchanged for the past 25 years. Over the past decade, the numbers of fires and fire casualties have decreased steadily. Nevertheless, on an average day in 2004, fire departments responded to about 4,250 fires, 11 civilians perished, and 49 people were injured.
Profile of Fire in the United States, 1995-2004. Fourteenth Edition
Annually, fire departments respond to approximately 1.8 million fires that result in thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in property loss. There are enormous indirect costs associated with fires as welllost business, lost time from work, medical expenses, psychological dam-age, temporary lodging, and others. The indirect costs from fire may be as high as 8 to 10 times that of direct costs.The U.S. fire problem is severe when compared to other industrialized nations. In fact, the U.S. is ranked as having the fourth highest fire death rate out of 25 industrialized nations examined by the World Fire Statistics Centre. This general status has been unchanged for the past 25 years. Over the past decade, the numbers of fires and fire casualties have decreased steadily. Nevertheless, on an average day in 2004, fire departments responded to about 4,250 fires, 11 civilians perished, and 49 people were injured.
Profile of Fire in the United States, 1995-2004. Fourteenth Edition
2008
12 pages
Report
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Englisch