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Agricultural Storage Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 11, January 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Nearly 11,500 fires in agricultural storage facilities-barns, stables, silos, grain elevators-are reported each year. These fires cause an average of 100 injuries, 10 fatalities, and $249.7 million in property loss. Silo fires are particularly difficult for firefighters and have proved deadly in the past. Agricultural storage fires are less deadly than other fires, but they cause five times more damage. This may be due to the loss of revenue that results from the destruction of agricultural goods in combination with structural damage to the storage facility itself.

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Agricultural Storage Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 11, January 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Nearly 11,500 fires in agricultural storage facilities-barns, stables, silos, grain elevators-are reported each year. These fires cause an average of 100 injuries, 10 fatalities, and $249.7 million in property loss. Silo fires are particularly difficult for firefighters and have proved deadly in the past. Agricultural storage fires are less deadly than other fires, but they cause five times more damage. This may be due to the loss of revenue that results from the destruction of agricultural goods in combination with structural damage to the storage facility itself.

Agricultural Storage Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 11, January 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Nearly 11,500 fires in agricultural storage facilities-barns, stables, silos, grain elevators-are reported each year. These fires cause an average of 100 injuries, 10 fatalities, and $249.7 million in property loss. Silo fires are particularly difficult for firefighters and have proved deadly in the past. Agricultural storage fires are less deadly than other fires, but they cause five times more damage. This may be due to the loss of revenue that results from the destruction of agricultural goods in combination with structural damage to the storage facility itself.

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Title:

Agricultural Storage Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 1, Issue 11, January 2001 (Rev. December 2001)

Publication date:

2001

Size:

8 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Building Industry Technology , Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Building Equipment, Furnishings, & Maintenance , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Agricultural Economics , Agricultural Equipment, Facilities, & Operations , Fire research , Agriculture , Storage , Fires , Farm buildings , Schematic diagrams , Statistical data , Charts (Graphs) , Barns , Stables , Silos , Grain elevators , National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)

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