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The State of Rhode Island Now Has New Fire Alarm Codes!

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• In 2002, the Northeast region of the U.S. had the highest fire ground injury rate with 4.2 injuries per 100 fires, more than twice the rate for the rest of the country
• In 2002, there were 389,000 reported home fires in the United States, resulting in 2,670 deaths, 13,650 injuries and $5.9 billion in direct property damage
• The 2,670 home fire death total in 2002 was the lowest seen since NFPA began collecting this data in 1977. Since then, these deaths have fallen 54%, and the number of reported home fires has fallen 46% over the same period
• Nationwide, there was a home fire death every 170 minutes
• The statistics below are based on NFPA´s most recent analyses:
  • Almost half of all home fire deaths in 1999 resulted from fires that were reported between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Only one-fifth of the home fires occur during these hours
  • In 1999, January was the peak month for home fire deaths. December ranked second, and March was third
  • Smoking was the leading cause of home fire deaths overall, but in the months of December, January and February, smoking and heating equipment caused similar shares of fire deaths. Cooking was the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries year-round
  • Although children five and under make up about 9% of the country's population, they accounted for 17% of the home fire deaths, assigning them a risk twice the national average. Based of 1994-1998 annual averages, adults 65 and older also face a risk twice the average, while people 85 and older have a risk that is almost four-and-a-half times more than average
• Only one-fifth of the home fire deaths from 1989-1998 were caused by fires in which a smoke alarm was present and operated
• Most fatal fires kill one or two people. In 2002, 15 home fires killed five or more people. These 15 fires resulted in 90 deaths (87 civilians and 3 firefighters)
• 19 of every 20 homes (95%) in the U.S. have at least one smoke alarm
• More than half of home fire deaths result from fires in the 5% of homes with no smoke alarms
• Homes with smoke alarms (whether or not they are operational) typically have a death rate that is 40-50% less than the rate for homes without alarms
• In one-quarter of the reported fires in homes equipped with smoke alarms, the devices did not work. Households with non-working smoke alarms now outnumber those with no smoke alarms

• Why do smoke alarms fail? Most often because of missing, dead or disconnected batteries
   

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