- Author
- Ahrens, M.
- Title
- Home Fires Involving Cooking Equipment.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. USS11, November 2009, 171 p.
- Keywords
- home fires | cooking | ovens | fire statistics | building fires | residential buildings | injuries | death | damage | fire fighting
- Identifiers
- microwave ovens; toaster; grills; frying; deep fryers; ranges; ovens or rotisseries; portable cooking or warming devices; grease hoods or duct exhaust fans
- Abstract
- During 2003-2006, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 150,200 home structure fires involving cooking equipment per year. These fires caused an annual average of 500 civilian deaths, 4,660 civilian injuries, and $756 million in direct property damage. Ranges, with or without ovens, account for the majority (59%) of total reported home structure fires involving cooking equipment and even larger shares of associated civilian deaths (88%) and civilian injuries (77%). Unattended equipment is the leading cause of cooking fires. Analysis of patterns and trends in all measures of fire loss for all types of home cooking equipment and all fuel and power types, including leading causes of ignition and analysis of relative risks. Also provides safety tips and published home cooking fire incidents.