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It's Hot in Here: 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 SIS.5 BILLION. LASTUPOATED Y ao WHERE FIRES OCCUR There were ,45LB00 fires in the United States. WHEN DO FIRES OCCUR Number ef fires and types throughout the year ALL OUTDCon 5500 4500 3500 STRUCTURE 500 VEHCLE 48.3% 35.5% 16.3% OUTSIDE AND OTHER FIRES STRUCTURE FRES VEHICLE FIRES JAN JUL це SEP NOV STATES BY FIRE DEATH RATE The fire death rate per capita for 2008. DIRECT DOLLAR LOSS IN MILLIONS 30%+ 20-29% 10-19% 0-9% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 TYPICAL TIMELINE FOR A RESIDENTIAL FIRE The room and all contents are completaly destrayed. Heat damage etenda throughout the entire house, burning or melting all itema within 5 feet of the celling. Smoke has blackened all contents of the house. CELING REACHES OT. FLASHEVER OCOUS ENAFNE ALL CONTENT OF THE FRE ROOM CELNG REACHES IDO0T. NO VEISLITY THE FIRE TIMELINE CELING REACHES ISPE. SMIE LAYERS Avernge time of dieplacement Omonths to ayoar. SMOKE REAOES SMOKE DETECTOR A SMALL FIRE STATS IN YOUR HOUSE 10 15 MINUTES SMOKE DETECTOR WAKES YoU UP YOUIMESTIGATE ANDIND THE FRE YOURREACTION TIMELINE YOU AWANE FAMILY AND G TO HOGHORS. CALL THE AIRE DEPARTMENT AVES AND APPLIES I00 250 OM TO FIREAREAS MORE INFORMATION: PALLETTRUTH.COM SOURCE FEVA AUS FREADMNSTATION 19s'2Is esgos E61'6s NEBS B29'8S 2nces 067 S

It's Hot in Here: Fire Risk in America

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With summer approaching in the U.S, it's time to prepare for fire risk. This infogrpahic takes a look at how and why fires occur and how to best prepare for them.

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