- Author
- Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Home Structure Fires Involving Kitchen Equipment Other Than Cooking Equipment.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. USS52, August 2009, 27 p.
- Keywords
- fire statistics | home fires | kitchen fires | cooking | death | injuries | refrigerators | freezers | diswashers | fire fatalities
- Identifiers
- scald
- Abstract
- The topic of this report is kitchen equipment other than cooking equipment, such as refrigerators, freezers, and dishwashers. The report includes statistics by equipment type, factor contributing to ignition, item first ignited and area of origin. Suggested safety tips are also included. Abstract: In 2003-2006, an estimated 2,800 reported U.S. home structure fires per year involving equipment normally used in kitchen for food preparation, storage or disposal but excluding cooking equipment resulted in annual averages of 11 reported civilian deaths, 100 civilian injuries, and $73 million in direct property damage. Nearly all home fires involving kitchen equipment excluding cooking equipment specifically involve refrigerators and freezers or dishwashers. Other equipment in this group include garbage disposers, blenders, juicers, food processors, can openers, coffee grinders, and knife sharpeners. These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA's) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA's) annual fire department experience survey.