Why Us Fire Facts
DID YOU KNOW?
 
  • Direct property loss due to fires was estimated at $10.7 billion.

  • There were 3,675 civilian deaths as a result of a fire.

  • 83% of all civilian fire deaths occurred in residences.

  • Fire killed more Americans than all natural disasters combined.

  • 1.6 million fires were reported. Many others went unreported, causing additional injuries and property loss.

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      * Sources: National Fire Protection Association Fire Loss in the U.S. during 2005 and USFA's Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2005

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