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Civilian Fire Injuries in Residential Buildings (2009-2011). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 14, Issue 1
Fires can strike anywhere in structures, buildings, automobiles and the outdoors. Fires that affect our homes are often the most tragic and the most preventable. While the loss of our possessions can be upsetting, the physical injuries and psychological impact that fires inflict are often far more devastating. It is a sad fact, but each year, over 70 percent of all civilian fire injuries occur as a result of fires in residential buildings our homes. Between 2009 and 2011, civilian fire injuries in residential buildings accounted for 76 percent of all fire injuries. This topical fire report focuses on the characteristics of these injuries. Civilian fire injuries, by definition, involve people not on active duty with a firefighting organization who are injured as a result of a fire. These injuries generally occur from activities of fire control, escaping from the dangers of the fire or sleeping. Fires resulting in injuries are those fires where one or more injuries occur. Annually from 2009 to 2011, an estimated 13,250 civilian fire injuries resulted from an estimated 8,100 residential building fires resulting in injuries and 360,900 residential building fires. In fact, every 40 minutes someone is injured in a residential building fire.
Civilian Fire Injuries in Residential Buildings (2009-2011). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 14, Issue 1
Fires can strike anywhere in structures, buildings, automobiles and the outdoors. Fires that affect our homes are often the most tragic and the most preventable. While the loss of our possessions can be upsetting, the physical injuries and psychological impact that fires inflict are often far more devastating. It is a sad fact, but each year, over 70 percent of all civilian fire injuries occur as a result of fires in residential buildings our homes. Between 2009 and 2011, civilian fire injuries in residential buildings accounted for 76 percent of all fire injuries. This topical fire report focuses on the characteristics of these injuries. Civilian fire injuries, by definition, involve people not on active duty with a firefighting organization who are injured as a result of a fire. These injuries generally occur from activities of fire control, escaping from the dangers of the fire or sleeping. Fires resulting in injuries are those fires where one or more injuries occur. Annually from 2009 to 2011, an estimated 13,250 civilian fire injuries resulted from an estimated 8,100 residential building fires resulting in injuries and 360,900 residential building fires. In fact, every 40 minutes someone is injured in a residential building fire.
Civilian Fire Injuries in Residential Buildings (2009-2011). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 14, Issue 1
2013
12 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Environmental Health & Safety , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Fires , Injuries , Residential buildings , Bedrooms , Houses , Injury rates , Injury causes , Graphs(Charts) , Hazardous materials , Toxic substances , Fire incidents , Civilian fire injuries