- Author
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Karter, M. J., Jr.
- Title
- Fire Loss in the U.S., 1997.
- Journal
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NFPA Journal,
Vol. 92,
No. 5,
72-76,79-82,
September/October 1998
- Keywords
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fire losses
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fire statistics
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death
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injuries
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fire departments
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building fires
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residential fires
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structures
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arson
- Identifiers
- estimates of 1997 fires, civilian deaths, civilian injuries, and property loss in the United States; estimates of 1997 fires and property loss by property use; estimates of fires by type in the United States (1977-1997); U.S. civilian fire deaths in the home 1977 to 1997; estimates of 1997 structure fires and property loss by property use; estimates of 1997 civilian fire deaths and injuries by property use; definition of terms; 1997 U.S. fires at a glance; estimate of 1997 losses in incendiary and suspicious structure fires; fire loss rates nationwide and by region, 1997; average property loss per structure fire in the United States (1977-1997)