- Author
- Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Home Fires Involving Cooking Equipment.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- NFPA No. USS11, February 2008, 150 p.
- Keywords
- home fires | cooking | ovens | fire statistics | building fires | death | injuries
- Identifiers
- home fires involving cooking equipment fact sheet; home fires involving grills fact sheet; home fire involving microwave ovens fact sheet; all cooking equipment; anges; ovens or rotisseries; portable cooking or warming devices; microwave ovens; grills; deep fryers; grease hoods or duct fans
- Abstract
- In 2005, an estimated 146,400 U.S. home structure fires involving cooking equipment resulted in 480 civilian deaths, 4,690 civilian injuries, and $876 million in direct property damage. Ranges, with or without ovens, account for two-thirds (67%) of total reported confined or nonconfined home structure fires involving cooking equipment and even larger shares of associated civilian deaths (85%) and civilian injuries (82%). Portable cooking or warming devices had the third largest share of home cooking fires but the second largest share of associated civilian deaths.