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Who is most affected by home fires?
- Children 6 and under and adults 65 and older have the highest risk of fire related deaths.
- Each year, nearly 40,000 children ages 14 and under are injured by fires in the home.
- Over half of children ages 5 and under who die from home fires are asleep at the time of the fire.
- Another 1/3 of these children are too young to react appropriately.
When do most home fires occur?
- Most fires start at night when families are asleep.
- Residential fires and related deaths occur more often during cold-weather months, December through February, due to portable or area heating equipment.
How and where are fires started at home?
- Deadly residential fires are most likely to start in a living or sleeping area.
- Most play-related home fires begin in a bedroom or living room where children are left unattended. The majority of these fires are started by children playing with matches or lighters.
- Fires caused by smoking are the leading cause of deaths.
Fire related deaths and injuries:
- More than 70 percent of all fire-related deaths are from smoke inhalation, caused by toxic gases produced as fires develop and spread.
- Burns are responsible for an additional 25 percent of fire-related deaths.
- Most deaths are the result of smoke or toxic gases being trapped in the house on an upper floor.
- People die from carbon monoxide poisoning before the flames cause serious damage to the body.
Leading causes of home fires
Unattended cooking
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Heating equipment
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Faulty wiring
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