- Author
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Title
- Daycare Center Fires.
- Coporate
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emmitsburg, MD
- Journal
- Topical Fire Research Series, Vol. 2, No. 15, 1-4, November 2001
- Distribution
- For more information about Topical Fire Research Series contact: Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfdc/tfrs.htm AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/
- Keywords
- building fires | fire statistics | fire losses | building codes | ignition
- Identifiers
- estimated 325 fires occur in daycare centers/facilities each year. These result in few fatalities, but cause $1.6 million in property loss; cooking is the leading cause of daycare center fires. Children playing fire are not a significant cause; smoke alarms operate in 63% of daycare center fires-a much higher rate than in non-residential structures in general; licensing regulations and building codes for daycare facilities emphasize fire prevention and protection