- Author
- Flyn, J. D.
- Title
- Non-Fire Electrical Rescue Incidents Reported to Fire Departments in 2003.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Keywords
- rescue | rescue operations | fire statistics | fire departments | electrical fires
- Abstract
- In 2003, municipal fire departments responded to an estimated 2,800 electrical rescue incidents, excluding incidents where fire was present and 8% of these incidents took place at noon. Thirty-five percent of non-fire electrical rescue incidents took place in the home.