- Author
- Flynn, J. D.
- Title
- U.S. Structure Fires in Industrial and Manufacturing Properties.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. USS12J, October 2009, 35 p.
- Keywords
- building fires | structures | industrial buildings | manufacturing | fire statistics | fire departments | methodology | NFIRS
- Identifiers
- National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); 'leading cause tables'; fact sheet
- Abstract
- Industrial and manufacturing properties include utility, defense, petrochemical, agriculture and mining properties, and manufacturing and processing properties. In 2003-2006, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 10,500 structure fires in these properties. These fires caused an annual average of 12 civilian deaths, 300 civilian fire injuries, and $509 million in direct property damage. Fires in these properties accounted for 2.0% of all reported structure fires within the same time period. Processing or manufacturing area or workroom was the leading area of origin for these fires, 15% of structure fires began in the area. Ten percent of fires in these properties began with flammable or combustible liquids or gases, filters, or piping and caused 40% of the civilian fire deaths and 30% of the civilian fire injuries. An average of 34,500 outside and other fires were reported per year at these properties, this is more than 3 times the reported industrial and manufacturing property structure fires. These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) annual fire department experience survey.