Fire Prevention XV Safety

Fire Prevention XV

October is Fire Prevention Month

Focus on Fire Safety: Protect Your Family from Fire

CIVILIAN FIRE FATALITIES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

  • Smoking is the leading cause of fatal residential building fires. 
  • Bedrooms (55 percent) are the leading location where civilian fire fatalities occur in residential buildings. 
  • Ninety-one percent of all civilian fatalities in residential building fires involve thermal burns and smoke inhalation. 
  • Fifty-one percent of civilian fire fatalities in residential buildings occur between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. 
  • Seventy percent of fire victims in residential buildings were escaping.
  • Males accounted for 57 percent of civilian fire fatalities in residential buildings; women accounted for 43 percent of the fatalities. 
  • Approximately 43 percent of civilian fatalities in residential building fires are between the ages of 40 and 69. 
  • Thirteen percent of civilian fire fatalities in residential buildings were less than 10 years old.

Ensure smoke detectors are installed and working properly!

Have an emergency evacuation plan in place!