- Author
- Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Home Fires Involving Clothes Dryers and Washing Machines.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. USS57, March 2009, 28 p.
- Keywords
- home fires | clothes dryers | washing machines | fire statistics | building fires | ignition | fire losses | death | injuries | damage | fire data
- Abstract
- In 2003-2006, there were 15,350 non-confined home structure fires per year reported to U.S. fire departments where clothes dryers or washing machines were the equipment involved in ignition, with associated annual losses of 16 civilian deaths, 433 civilian injuries, and $201 million in direct property damage. Dryers alone accounted for 92% of these fires and all of the reported deaths.