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Fire Risk in America

IT'S HOT IN HERE! FIRE RISK IN AMERICA WE'RE FAST APPROACHING SUMMER, AND A NEW FIRE SEASON IS AMONGST US. FIRES ARE A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR LIVES AND POCKETS. FOR EXAMPLE, FIRES KILLS MORE AMERICANS THAN ALL NATURAL DISASTERS COMBINED, AND DIRECT PROPERTY LOSS DUE TO FIRES WAS ESTIMATED AT $15.5 BILLION. LAST UPDATED MAY 2010 WHEN DO FIRES OCCUR Number of fires and types throughout the year WHERE FIRES OCCUR There were 1,451,500 fires in the United States. ALL OUTDOOR 5500 4500 3500 STRUCTURE VEHIČLE 48.3% 35.5% 16.3% OUTSIDE AND OTHER FIRES STRUCTURE FIRES VEHICLE FIRES JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC STATES BY FIRE DEATH RATE DIRECT DOLLAR LOSS IN MILLIONS The fire death rate per capita for 2006. 30%+ 20-29% 10-19% 0-9% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 TYPICAL TIMELINE FORA RESIDENTIAL FIRE The room and all contents are completely destroyed. Heat damage extends throughout the entire house, burning or melting all items within 5 feet of the ceiling. Smoke has blackened all contents of the house. CEILING REACHES 1400°F. FLASHOVER OCCURS ENGULFING ALL CONTENT OF THE FIRE ROOM THE FIRE TIMELINE CEILING REACHES 1000°F. NO VISIBILITY CEILING REACHES 155°F. SMOKE LAYERS Average time of displacement = 6 months to a year. SMOKE REACHES SMOKE DETECTOR A SMALL FIRE STARTS IN YOUR HOUSE 10 15 MINUTES SMOKE DETECTOR WAKES YOU UP YOU INVESTIGATE AND FIND THE FIRE YOUR REACTION TIMELINE YOU AWAKE FAMILY AND GO TO NEIGHBORS. CALL 911 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES AND APPLIES I00-250 GPM TO FIREAREAS. MORE INFORMATION: PALLETTRUTH.COM SOURCE: FEMA & U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION 06'8$ * $8,501 8 $8,874 $8,742 8 $8,678 8 $8,314 $10,638 $12,361 IT'S HOT IN HERE! FIRE RISK IN AMERICA WE'RE FAST APPROACHING SUMMER, AND A NEW FIRE SEASON IS AMONGST US. FIRES ARE A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR LIVES AND POCKETS. FOR EXAMPLE, FIRES KILLS MORE AMERICANS THAN ALL NATURAL DISASTERS COMBINED, AND DIRECT PROPERTY LOSS DUE TO FIRES WAS ESTIMATED AT $15.5 BILLION. LAST UPDATED MAY 2010 WHEN DO FIRES OCCUR Number of fires and types throughout the year WHERE FIRES OCCUR There were 1,451,500 fires in the United States. ALL OUTDOOR 5500 4500 3500 STRUCTURE VEHIČLE 48.3% 35.5% 16.3% OUTSIDE AND OTHER FIRES STRUCTURE FIRES VEHICLE FIRES JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC STATES BY FIRE DEATH RATE DIRECT DOLLAR LOSS IN MILLIONS The fire death rate per capita for 2006. 30%+ 20-29% 10-19% 0-9% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 TYPICAL TIMELINE FORA RESIDENTIAL FIRE The room and all contents are completely destroyed. Heat damage extends throughout the entire house, burning or melting all items within 5 feet of the ceiling. Smoke has blackened all contents of the house. CEILING REACHES 1400°F. FLASHOVER OCCURS ENGULFING ALL CONTENT OF THE FIRE ROOM THE FIRE TIMELINE CEILING REACHES 1000°F. NO VISIBILITY CEILING REACHES 155°F. SMOKE LAYERS Average time of displacement = 6 months to a year. SMOKE REACHES SMOKE DETECTOR A SMALL FIRE STARTS IN YOUR HOUSE 10 15 MINUTES SMOKE DETECTOR WAKES YOU UP YOU INVESTIGATE AND FIND THE FIRE YOUR REACTION TIMELINE YOU AWAKE FAMILY AND GO TO NEIGHBORS. CALL 911 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES AND APPLIES I00-250 GPM TO FIREAREAS. MORE INFORMATION: PALLETTRUTH.COM SOURCE: FEMA & U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION 06'8$ * $8,501 8 $8,874 $8,742 8 $8,678 8 $8,314 $10,638 $12,361 IT'S HOT IN HERE! FIRE RISK IN AMERICA WE'RE FAST APPROACHING SUMMER, AND A NEW FIRE SEASON IS AMONGST US. FIRES ARE A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR LIVES AND POCKETS. FOR EXAMPLE, FIRES KILLS MORE AMERICANS THAN ALL NATURAL DISASTERS COMBINED, AND DIRECT PROPERTY LOSS DUE TO FIRES WAS ESTIMATED AT $15.5 BILLION. LAST UPDATED MAY 2010 WHEN DO FIRES OCCUR Number of fires and types throughout the year WHERE FIRES OCCUR There were 1,451,500 fires in the United States. ALL OUTDOOR 5500 4500 3500 STRUCTURE VEHIČLE 48.3% 35.5% 16.3% OUTSIDE AND OTHER FIRES STRUCTURE FIRES VEHICLE FIRES JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC STATES BY FIRE DEATH RATE DIRECT DOLLAR LOSS IN MILLIONS The fire death rate per capita for 2006. 30%+ 20-29% 10-19% 0-9% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 TYPICAL TIMELINE FORA RESIDENTIAL FIRE The room and all contents are completely destroyed. Heat damage extends throughout the entire house, burning or melting all items within 5 feet of the ceiling. Smoke has blackened all contents of the house. CEILING REACHES 1400°F. FLASHOVER OCCURS ENGULFING ALL CONTENT OF THE FIRE ROOM THE FIRE TIMELINE CEILING REACHES 1000°F. NO VISIBILITY CEILING REACHES 155°F. SMOKE LAYERS Average time of displacement = 6 months to a year. SMOKE REACHES SMOKE DETECTOR A SMALL FIRE STARTS IN YOUR HOUSE 10 15 MINUTES SMOKE DETECTOR WAKES YOU UP YOU INVESTIGATE AND FIND THE FIRE YOUR REACTION TIMELINE YOU AWAKE FAMILY AND GO TO NEIGHBORS. CALL 911 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES AND APPLIES I00-250 GPM TO FIREAREAS. MORE INFORMATION: PALLETTRUTH.COM SOURCE: FEMA & U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION 06'8$ * $8,501 8 $8,874 $8,742 8 $8,678 8 $8,314 $10,638 $12,361 IT'S HOT IN HERE! FIRE RISK IN AMERICA WE'RE FAST APPROACHING SUMMER, AND A NEW FIRE SEASON IS AMONGST US. FIRES ARE A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR LIVES AND POCKETS. FOR EXAMPLE, FIRES KILLS MORE AMERICANS THAN ALL NATURAL DISASTERS COMBINED, AND DIRECT PROPERTY LOSS DUE TO FIRES WAS ESTIMATED AT $15.5 BILLION. LAST UPDATED MAY 2010 WHEN DO FIRES OCCUR Number of fires and types throughout the year WHERE FIRES OCCUR There were 1,451,500 fires in the United States. ALL OUTDOOR 5500 4500 3500 STRUCTURE VEHIČLE 48.3% 35.5% 16.3% OUTSIDE AND OTHER FIRES STRUCTURE FIRES VEHICLE FIRES JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC STATES BY FIRE DEATH RATE DIRECT DOLLAR LOSS IN MILLIONS The fire death rate per capita for 2006. 30%+ 20-29% 10-19% 0-9% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 TYPICAL TIMELINE FORA RESIDENTIAL FIRE The room and all contents are completely destroyed. Heat damage extends throughout the entire house, burning or melting all items within 5 feet of the ceiling. Smoke has blackened all contents of the house. CEILING REACHES 1400°F. FLASHOVER OCCURS ENGULFING ALL CONTENT OF THE FIRE ROOM THE FIRE TIMELINE CEILING REACHES 1000°F. NO VISIBILITY CEILING REACHES 155°F. SMOKE LAYERS Average time of displacement = 6 months to a year. SMOKE REACHES SMOKE DETECTOR A SMALL FIRE STARTS IN YOUR HOUSE 10 15 MINUTES SMOKE DETECTOR WAKES YOU UP YOU INVESTIGATE AND FIND THE FIRE YOUR REACTION TIMELINE YOU AWAKE FAMILY AND GO TO NEIGHBORS. CALL 911 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES AND APPLIES I00-250 GPM TO FIREAREAS. MORE INFORMATION: PALLETTRUTH.COM SOURCE: FEMA & U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION 06'8$ * $8,501 8 $8,874 $8,742 8 $8,678 8 $8,314 $10,638 $12,361

Fire Risk in America

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Remember much from your fire safety lessons in school? Well, it might be time for a refresher course because while they aren't as newsworthy as things like tsunamis and earthquakes they are more deadl...

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