http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Fire-Prevention/fires-facts...
Occurrence and Consequences
On average in the United States in 2010, someone died in a fire every 169 minutes, and someone was injured every 30 minutes (Karter 2011).
About 85% of all U.S. fire deaths in 2009 occurred in homes (Karter 2011).
In 2010, fire departments responded to 384,000 home fires in the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,640 people (not including firefighters) and injured another 13,350, not including firefighters (Karter 2011).
Most victims of fires die from smoke or toxic gases and not from burns (Hall 2001).
Smoking is the leading cause of fire-related deaths (Ahrens 2011).
Cooking is the primary cause of residential fires (Ahrens 2011).
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Fire-Prevention/fires-facts...
Occurrence and Consequences
On average in the United States in 2010, someone died in a fire every 169 minutes, and someone was injured every 30 minutes (Karter 2011).
About 85% of all U.S. fire deaths in 2009 occurred in homes (Karter 2011).
In 2010, fire departments responded to 384,000 home fires in the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,640 people (not including firefighters) and injured another 13,350, not including firefighters (Karter 2011).
Most victims of fires die from smoke or toxic gases and not from burns (Hall 2001).
Smoking is the leading cause of fire-related deaths (Ahrens 2011).
Cooking is the primary cause of residential fires (Ahrens 2011).