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Heating Fires in Residential Buildings (2010-2012). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 15, Issue 7, December 2014
From 2010 to 2012, an estimated average of 45,200 heating fires in residential buildings occurred in the U.S. each year and resulted in an annual average of 155 deaths, 625 injuries and $351 million in property loss. The term “heating fires” applies to those fires that are caused by central heating units, fixed or portable local heating units, fireplaces, heating stoves, chimneys, and water heaters.
Heating Fires in Residential Buildings (2010-2012). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 15, Issue 7, December 2014
From 2010 to 2012, an estimated average of 45,200 heating fires in residential buildings occurred in the U.S. each year and resulted in an annual average of 155 deaths, 625 injuries and $351 million in property loss. The term “heating fires” applies to those fires that are caused by central heating units, fixed or portable local heating units, fireplaces, heating stoves, chimneys, and water heaters.
Heating Fires in Residential Buildings (2010-2012). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 15, Issue 7, December 2014
2014
13 pages
Report
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English
Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Emergency Services & Planning , Building Industry Technology , Combustion & Ignition , Residential buildings , Fires , Confined fires , Fire safety , Property damage , Fire types , Fire incidents , Fire causes , Fire spread , Deaths , Losses , Injuries , Heating fires