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Outdoor Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 19, January 2002

This report examines the causes and characteristics of fires that occur outdoors. Each year between 1996 and 1998, there were an estimated 867,300 outdoor fires in the United States-approximately half of all fires reported to fire departments. Outdoor fires resulted in approximately 850 civilian injuries, 30 civilian deaths, and $55.3 million property loss.

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Outdoor Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 19, January 2002

This report examines the causes and characteristics of fires that occur outdoors. Each year between 1996 and 1998, there were an estimated 867,300 outdoor fires in the United States-approximately half of all fires reported to fire departments. Outdoor fires resulted in approximately 850 civilian injuries, 30 civilian deaths, and $55.3 million property loss.

Outdoor Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 19, January 2002

This report examines the causes and characteristics of fires that occur outdoors. Each year between 1996 and 1998, there were an estimated 867,300 outdoor fires in the United States-approximately half of all fires reported to fire departments. Outdoor fires resulted in approximately 850 civilian injuries, 30 civilian deaths, and $55.3 million property loss.

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Title:

Outdoor Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 19, January 2002

Publication date:

2002

Size:

8 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Fire research , Outdoors , Fires , Injuries , Deaths , Property loss , Arson , Fields (Land) , Streets , Parking , Open flame , National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)

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