- Author
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Flynn, J. D.
- Title
- Structure Fires in Dormitories, Fraternities, Sororities and Barracks.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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NFPA No. PKG04
August 2009
53 p.
- Keywords
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fire statistics
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structures
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fire fatalities
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injuries
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death
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dormitories
- Identifiers
- dormitory fires; raternity fires; rority fires; barrack fires
- Abstract
- In 2003-2006, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated annual average of 3,570 structure fires in dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and barracks. These fires caused an annual average of 7 civilian deaths, 54 civilian fire injuries, and $29.4 million in direct property damage. Fires in these properties accounted for 0.7% of all reported structure fires within the same time period. These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) annual fire department experience survey. Cooking equipment was involved in 75% of reported structure fires. Only 5% of fires in these properties began in the bedroom, but these fires accounted for 62% of the civilian deaths and 26% of civilian fire injuries. Fires in dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and barracks are more common during the evening hours, between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., and on weekends. Overview of the fire problem in dormitories, fraternities, sororities and barracks, including trend tables, causes, time of day, day of week, month of year and area of origin. Also includes published incident descriptions, published articles and investigation reports and summaries.