Fire Prevention Tips

HOME FIRE PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
Fires and burns continue to be a major cause of unintentional injury and death at home. Particularly at risk are the very young and the very old.

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Facts About Fire

• 80 percent of all fire deaths occur in the home (U.S. Fire Administration)

• The leading cause of fire deaths is careless smoking (U.S. Fire Administration)
• Having a working smoke detector more than doubles one’s chances of surviving a fire (U.S. Fire Administration)
• 3,675 people died in fires in the United States in 2005 – one person every 143 minutes. While the number of fires increased in 2005 over 2004, the number of deaths decreased 5.8 percent. (National Fire Protection Association).
• In 2005, 106 firefighters died in the line of duty in the United States – down from 117 in 2004 (U.S. Fire Administration)
• Adults 65 and older are more than twice as likely to die in fires as the overall population. (U.S. Fire Administration study)