- Author
- Flynn, J. D.
- Title
- U.S. Structure Fires in Non-Residential Properties.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. USS84, October 2009, 32 p.
- Keywords
- building fires | structures | fire statistics | fire departments | death | injuries | damage | storage | NFIRS | methodology
- Identifiers
- National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); non-residential structure fires; 'leading cause' tables
- Abstract
- In 2003-2006, U.S. municipal fire departments responded to an estimated average of 109,300 structure fires in non-residential properties annually. These fires resulted in 100 civilian fire deaths, 1,410 civilian injuries, $2.4 billion in direct property damage, annually. One out of every 5 of these fires was contained to trash or rubbish. Twenty-two percent of non-residential structure fires involved storage facilities. One out of every four non-residential structure fires occurs in the afternoon, between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. 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.