2015
Fire Departments responded to 1,345,500 fires
501,500 were Structure Fires
3,280 civilian fire deaths
15,700 Civilian fire injuries
$14.3 Billion of property damage,
(data from "Fires in US", National Fire Protection Association, www.nfpa.org)
Major causes of fires:
Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and fire injuries
Smoking is the #1 cause of home fire deaths.
7% of home fires started in the bedroom but accounted for 24% of home fire deaths.
Children playing with fire started an estimated 13,900 fires causing 210 deaths and 1,250 injuries
52% of all home fire deaths and 20% of reported home fires occured between 11:00pm & 7:00am
NFPA Fact Sheets (NFPA.ORG)