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NFPA
Facts & Figures – National Fire Protection
Association
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Home
fires – 85% of fire deaths occur in the home.
72% of all fire deaths results from fires in one
and two family dwellings.
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In
2000, there were 368,000 home fires in the United
States, resulting in 3,420 deaths, 16,975 injures
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Home
fire deaths have fallen 34% from 5,200 in 1980
to 3,420 in 2000.
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The
statistics below are based on annual averages
for the five year period from 1994-1998:
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Half
of all home fire deaths resulted from fires that
were reported between 10:00 pm. and 06:00 am.
Only one fourth of the home fires occur during
these hours.
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January
was the peek month for home fire deaths. February
ranked second and December was third.
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Smoking
was the leading cause of home fire deaths overall,
but in the months of December, January and February,
smoking and heating equipment caused similar shares
of fire deaths. Cooking was the leading cause
of home fires and home fire injuries year round.
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Although
children five and under make up about 9% of the
country’s population, they accounted for 17% of
the home fire deaths, assigning them a risk twice
the national average. Adults 65 and older also
face a risk twice the average, while people 85
and older have a risk that is almost four and
a half times more than the average.
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Fires
in which a smoke alarm was present and operated
caused only one fifth of home fire deaths from
1989-1998.
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Most
fatal fires kill one or two people. In 2000, 18
home fires killed five or more people. These 18
fires resulted in 99 deaths, accounting for 3%
of all home fire deaths.
NFPA estimates that 94% (15 of every 16) of US
homes have at least one smoke alarm, and most
states have laws requiring them in residential
dwellings.
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One
half of home fire deaths occur in the 6% of homes
with no smoke alarms.
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Homes
with smoke alarms (whether or not they are operational)
typically have a death rate that is 40 – 50% less
than the rate for homes without alarms.
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Why
do smoke alarms fail? Most often because of missing,
dead or disconnected batteries.
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NBFAA
Facts & Figures – National Burglar and Fire Alarm
Association
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Homes
without security systems are about three times
more likely to be burglarized than homes with
security systems.
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Businesses
without security systems are four and one half
times more likely to be burglarized than locations
with security systems.
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Losses
due to burglary average $400 less in residences
with security systems than a residence without
a security system.
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Where
do burglars enter a house? The following figures
come from a survey conducted in Pennsylvania:
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81%
of residential burglaries occur through the first
floor
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34%
of burglars entered through the front door
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23%
of burglars entered through a first floor window
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22%
of burglars entered through the back door
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09%
of burglars entered through the garage
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04%
of burglars entered through the basement
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04%
of burglars entered through an unlocked entrance
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02%
of burglars entered through a storage area
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02%
of burglars entered anywhere on the second floor
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Another
survey in Connecticut shows that 12% of burglaries
occurred through an unlocked door. It also showed
that in 41% of alarmed homes that were burglarized,
the security system was not turned on.
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90%
of police believe alarms deter burglar attempts.
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From
1985 to 1991, an average of 16 people died each
year due to the installation of burglar bars.
These bars blocked their exits from burning
homes or buildings.
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Totowa,
New Jersey, Tel: (973) 720-8001 Fax: (973) 720-5931 |
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Email:
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