- Author
- Flynn, J. D.
- Title
- Structure Fires in Educational Properties.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. PKG14, August 2009, 86 p.
- Keywords
- fire statistics | schools | education | structures | injuries | death | fire fatalities
- Identifiers
- educational properties; day-care centers; nursery, elementary, middle, junior and high schools; college classroom buildings and adult education centers
- Abstract
- Overview of the educational fire problem. The report has been broken down into three subsections: Day-Care Centers, Pre-k through Grade 12 Education Properties, and College Classroom Buildings and Adult Education Centers. The report includes 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. Abstract: In 2003-2006, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 6,650 structure fires in educational properties, annually. These fires caused an annual average of 88 civilian fire injuries and $90 million in direct property damage. There were no civilian fire deaths due to structure fires reported in these properties during this time period. Educational properties include day-care centers, public, private or parochial boarding schools, trade or business schools, and colleges or universities, excluding dormitories, fraternity or sororities houses. Fires in educational properties accounted for 1.2% of all reported structure fires in 2003-2006. 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.