- Author
- Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Home Fires Involving Heating Equipment.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- USS09, January 2009, 174 p.
- Keywords
- home fires | heating equipment | fire statistics | heaters | stoves | furnaces | fireplaces | creosote | chimneys | residential buildings
- Identifiers
- space heaters; water heaters; wood stove; heat tape; heat lamps; central heating units; chimney connectors; National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
- Abstract
- In 2006, heating equipment was involved in an estimated 64,100 reported home structure fires, 540 civilian deaths, 1,400 civilian injuries, and $943 million in direct property damage. In 2006, most home heating fire deaths (73%) and, injuries (43%) and half (51%) of associated direct property damage involved stationary or portable space heaters. Space heating poses a much higher risk of fire, death, injury, and loss per million users than central heating. Comparisons of risk among different types of space heaters or different types of central heating show no clear, consistent, significant differences. (Analysis of patterns and trends in all measures of fire loss for all types of home heating equipment and all fuel and power types, including leading causes of ignition. Also provides data from other countries, safety tips, and published home heating fire incidents.)