Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Fire loss in the United States 2008

MAP20090091207

Fire loss in the United States 2008 / Michael J. Karter. — Quincy, MA : National Fire Protection Association, Fire Analysis and Research Division, 2009

Sumario: U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,451,500 fires. These fires resulted in 3,320 civilian fire fatalities, 16,705 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $15,478,000,000 in direct property loss. (The direct property loss includes the California Wildfires 2008 with an estimated property loss of $1,400,000,000.) There was a civilian fire death every 158 minutes and a civilian fire injury every 31 minutes in 2008. Home fires caused 2,755, or 83%, of the civilian fire deaths. Fires accounted for six percent of the 25,252,500 total calls. Nine percent of the calls were false alarms; sixty-two percent of the calls were for aid such as EMS

1. Seguridad contra incendios . 2. Estadísticas . 3. Siniestros de incendio . 4. Estados Unidos . I. National Fire Protection Association. Fire Analysis and Research Division .