Fire Prevention Advocacy Toolkit

A Guide to Fire Prevention Advocacy

Fire Costs Lives and Injuries

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Fire Costs Lives and Injuries

Every state, every town and every neighborhood suffers from the effects of fire. In 2011, there were 1,389,500 fires in the United States. Those fires resulted in the death of 3,005 people and 17,500 injuries.*

The vast majority of those fires were caused by people’s actions. More than that, most people don’t know how preventable fires are. A strong advocacy program can help you get the word out.

Residential Building Fires were estimated at 390,300 in 2007, 398,200 in 2008, 356,200 in 2009, 362,100 in 2010 and 364,500 in 2011

Text version of chart of residential building fires

 

Chart of residential building fire deaths from 2007 to 2011

Text version of chart of residential building fire deaths

 

Residential Building Fire Trends 2006-2010 – Tables courtesy of United States Fire Administration
*National Fire Protection Association, Fire Loss in the United States During 2011, September 2012