- Author
- Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Home Structure Fires Involving Kitchen Equipment Other Than Cooking.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. USS52, February 2008, 31 p.
- Keywords
- structures | kitchen fires | cooking | fire statistics | building fires | NFIRS
- Identifiers
- overview of kitchen equipment; kitchen equipment excluding cooking equipment; refrigerators and freezers; dishwashers; how national estimates statistics are calculated
- Abstract
- This report addresses home structure fires involving equipment that is normally used in the kitchen and that has a role in food preparation, storage, disposal, or clean-up, but that is not cooking equipment. It includes trend data on fires, civilian deaths, civilian injuries, and direct property damage. Also included is information on factor contributing to ignition, item first ignited, area of origin and safety tips. Abstract: In 2005, an estimated 2,800 reported U.S. home structure fires involving equipment normally used in kitchen for food preparation, storage or disposal but excluding cooking equipment. These fires resulted in 30 civilian deaths, 110 civilian injuries, and $92 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.