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Residential Building Fires (2007-2009). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 12, Issue 10, September 2011
From 2007 to 2009, fire departments responded to an estimated 374,900 fires in residential buildings each year across the Nation.1,2 These fires resulted in an annual average loss of 2,630 deaths, 13,075 injuries, and $7.6 bil-lion in property loss. The residential building portion of the fire problem is of great national importance as it accounts for the vast major-ity of civilian casualties. National estimates for 2007-2009 show that 81 percent of all fire deaths and 76 percent of all fire injuries occurred in residential buildings. In addition, residential building fires accounted for over half (53 percent) of the total dollar loss from all fires. These losses resulted from only 27 percent of all reported fires.
Residential Building Fires (2007-2009). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 12, Issue 10, September 2011
From 2007 to 2009, fire departments responded to an estimated 374,900 fires in residential buildings each year across the Nation.1,2 These fires resulted in an annual average loss of 2,630 deaths, 13,075 injuries, and $7.6 bil-lion in property loss. The residential building portion of the fire problem is of great national importance as it accounts for the vast major-ity of civilian casualties. National estimates for 2007-2009 show that 81 percent of all fire deaths and 76 percent of all fire injuries occurred in residential buildings. In addition, residential building fires accounted for over half (53 percent) of the total dollar loss from all fires. These losses resulted from only 27 percent of all reported fires.
Residential Building Fires (2007-2009). Topical Fire Report Series, Volume 12, Issue 10, September 2011
2011
14 pages
Report
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English
Building Industry Technology , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Housing , Combustion & Ignition , Residential structure fires , Civilian casualties , Dollar losses , Analyses , Data presentation , National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) , National Fire Incident Reporting System(NFIRS)