- Author
- Karter, M. J., Jr.
- Title
- Fire Loss in the United States During 2004. Full Report.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
- Full Report, September 2005, 39 p.
- Keywords
- fire losses | fire statistics | death | injuries | damage | arson | fire fatalities | fire departments
- Identifiers
- civilian fire deaths; civilian fire injuries; property damage
- Abstract
- U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,550,500 fires. These fires resulted in 3,900 civilian fire fatalities, 17,785 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $9,794,000,000 in direct property loss. There was a civilian fire death every 135 minutes and a civilian fire injury every 30 minutes in 2004. Home fires caused 3,190, or 82%, of the civilian fire deaths. Fires accounted for seven perecent of the 22,616,500 total calls. Nine percent of the calls were false alarms; sixty-two percent of the calls were for aid such as EMS.