National Fire Protection Association report finds more fires but fewer deaths in 2006
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 PropertyFire departments in the United States responded to an estimated 1.6 million fires during 2006. These fires caused 3,245 civilian deaths and 16,400 injuries, according to a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) report released today. The number of fires increased slightly by about 3% from 2005 to 2006 while fire deaths fell 12% and fire injuries were down by 8%.
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http://www.nfpa.org/newsReleaseDetails.asp?categoryID=488&itemID=36050
