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Highway Vehicle Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2001 (Rev. March 2002)
From 1996 to 1998, there were an estimated annual average of 377,000 highway vehicle (automobiles, vans, trucks) fires. (Highway vehicle fires represent more than 96% of all mobile property fires.) Each year, these fires resulted in an average of approximately 515 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and $1.1 billion in property loss. This report addresses the characteristics of 1998 highway vehicle fires. Data are from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Highway Vehicle Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2001 (Rev. March 2002)
From 1996 to 1998, there were an estimated annual average of 377,000 highway vehicle (automobiles, vans, trucks) fires. (Highway vehicle fires represent more than 96% of all mobile property fires.) Each year, these fires resulted in an average of approximately 515 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and $1.1 billion in property loss. This report addresses the characteristics of 1998 highway vehicle fires. Data are from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Highway Vehicle Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2001 (Rev. March 2002)
2002
8 pages
Report
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English
Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Road Transportation , Fire research , Highway transportation , Motor vehicles , Vehicles , Fires , Automobiles , Vans , Trucks , Mechanical failure , Arson , Statistical data , Charts (Graphs) , Tables (Data) , National Fire Incident Reporting System(NFIRS)