- Author
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Ahrens, M.
- Title
- U.S. Fire Problem Overview Report. Leading Causes and Other Patterns and Trends.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA
- Keywords
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fire statistics
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death
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fire departments
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structures
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residential buildings
- Identifiers
- fires and most associated losses hit a record low in 1997; structure fires caused largest share of fire losses; home fires dominate the structure fire problem; four of every five fire deaths occurred in home structure fires; fire deaths resumed their downward trend; vehicle fires are also a significant cause of fire deaths; almost half of the reported fires were considered "outsie or other"