- Author
- Karter, M. J., Jr.
- Title
- Fire Loss in the United States During 2005. Full Report.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- Full Report, September 2006, 39 p.
- Keywords
- fire losses | fire statistics | death | injuries | damage | arson | fire fatalities | fire departments
- Identifiers
- overview of 2005 U.S. fire experience; civilian fire deaths; civilian fire injuries; property damage; intentionally set fires
- Abstract
- U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,602,000 fires. These fires resulted in 3,675 civilian fire fatalities, 17,925 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $10,672,000,000 in direct property loss. There was a civilian fire death every 143 minutes and a civilian fire injury every 29 minutes in 2005. Home fires caused 3,030, or 82%, of the civilian fire deaths. Fires accounted for seven percent of the 23,251,500 total calls. Nine percent of the calls were false alarms; sixty-two percent of the calls were for aid such as EMS.