- Author
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Flynn, J. D.
- Title
- U.S. Hotel And Motel Structure Fires.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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PKG35,
March 2010,
59 p.
- Keywords
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hotels
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structures
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death
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fire statistics
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injuries
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damage
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cooking
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bedrooms
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fire data
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methodology
- Abstract
- Overview of the fire problem in hotels and motels, including trend tables, causes, equipment involved, heat source, area of origin, item first ignited, extent of flame, time of day, day of week, month of year and selected published incidents. Abstract: U. S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 3,970 structure fires in hotels and motels in 2003-2007. These fires caused an annual average of 11 civilian deaths, 151 civilian fire injuries, and $63.3 million in direct property damage. In an average year, one of every 12 hotels or motels reported a structure fire. Most of these fires were minor. Cooking equipment was the leading cause of hotel and motel structure fires. The largest share of casualties occurred in fires that started in bedrooms. 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.