Fire Prevention Advocacy Toolkit

A Guide to Fire Prevention Advocacy

  • Intro
  • CREATE DEMAND
    • Increase Advocacy for Fire Prevention in Your Community
    • A Comprehensive Advocacy Plan
    • Advocating for Increased Fire Prevention Will Benefit Your Community
  • DEMONSTRATE NEED
    • Fire Prevention Benefits from Accurate and Complete Data
    • Fire Costs Lives and Injuries
    • Fire Costs Dollars
    • Fire Costs Businesses, Jobs and Community
    • National Data Support Local Efforts
    • The Consequences of Not Investing in Prevention
  • DEMONSTRATE RESULTS
    • Documenting Results Helps Justify Your Investment
    • Evaluation
    • Fire Prevention Saves Lives
    • Fire Prevention Saves Dollars and Community
  • RELATIONSHIPS
    • Develop Relationships in Your Community
    • Policymakers
    • Business Leaders
    • Community Social Service Leaders
    • The Public
  • YOUR PLAN
    • Set Your Advocacy Program Objectives
    • Develop Your Advocacy Program Strategies
    • Work with Local Advocates
    • Use Real Life Stories as Inspiration
  • RESOURCES
    • Media Relations And Outreach
    • Successful Media Relations
    • Communicating Via the Internet and Social Media
    • Hosting Press Conferences and Other Events
    • Communication Sources
    • Using the Vision 20/20 “Prevention Saves” Video
    • Making Effective Presentations

Fire Costs Lives and Injuries

DEMONSTRATE NEED

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

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