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Deaths from fires and burns are the third leading cause of fatal home injury (Runyan
2004). The United State’s mortality rate from fires ranks eighth among the 25
developed countries for which statistics are available (International Association for the
Study of Insurance Economics 2009).
Although the number of fatalities and injuries caused by residential fires has declined
gradually over the past several decades, many residential fire-related deaths remain
preventable and continue to pose a significant public health problem.
2004). The United State’s mortality rate from fires ranks eighth among the 25
developed countries for which statistics are available (International Association for the
Study of Insurance Economics 2009).
Although the number of fatalities and injuries caused by residential fires has declined
gradually over the past several decades, many residential fire-related deaths remain
preventable and continue to pose a significant public health problem.
- On average in the United States in 2009, someone died in a fire every 175 minutes, and someone
was injured every 31 minutes (Karter 2010).
- Four out of five U.S. fire deaths in 2005 occurred in homes (Karter 2006).
- About 85% of all U.S. fire deaths in 2009 occurred in homes (Karter 2010).
- In 2009, fire departments responded to 377,000 home fires in the United States, which claimed the
lives of 2,565 people (not including firefighters) and injured another 13,050, not including firefighters
(Karter 2010).
- Most victims of fires die from smoke or toxic gases and not from burns (Hall 2001).
- Smoking is the leading cause of fire-related deaths (Ahrens 2010).
- Cooking is the primary cause of residential fires (Ahrens 2010).
- Most residential fires occur during the winter months (CDC 1998; Flynn 2010).
- Alcohol use contributes to an estimated 40% of residential fire deaths (Smith 1999).
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