Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue - plfr.org
Safety Statistics
For those of you who are interested in statistics…
DID YOU KNOW:
64,100 - Estimated home structure fires due to heating
540 - Estimated civilian fire deaths due to heating
1,400 - Estimated civilian fire injuries due to heating
$943 million - Estimated direct property damage due to heating fires
16% - Of all home fires were heating fires (second behind cooking)
3 out of 4 - Civilians killed in home heating fires died in fires that involved (stationary or portable) space heaters
1/2 - Of home heating fires occurred in December, January, and February
Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
