Through September 4, 2008

991 residential fire fatalities (non-arson) have been compiled by the Quick Response Program this year.

Residential Fire Fatalities in the News

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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:

Thursday, September 4

1 dead: Adams Center, NY (Watertown, NY): A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Whigham, GA (Tallahassee, FL - Thomasville, GA): A 68-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe the fire started from hot grease in the kitchen.
1 dead: Jamestown, CA (Sacramento, CA): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Wednesday, September 3

3 dead: Summit, IL (Chicago, IL): Three children, ages eight, three and one-year-old, were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Tuesday, September 2

3 dead: College Park, GA (Atlanta, GA): Three people, including a four-year-old girl were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2 dead: Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa, FL): Two people were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Houston, TX: A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Milan, IL (Davenport, IA Rock Island-Moline, IL): A 96-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Friday, August 29

2 dead: Davenport, IA: An elderly man and woman were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Potomac, MD (Washington, DC): An elderly woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Sale Creek, TN (Chattanooga, TN): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Thursday, August 28

1 dead: Tampa, FL: A 47-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Columbia, TN (Nashville, TN): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

About Quick Response

Information on residential fire fatalities is compiled for the USFA's Quick Response Program from a daily Google search of news media reports throughout the country. The primary purpose of the Quick Response program is to distribute fire safety and prevention materials through the news media and fire departments in the local area affected by the fire.

Residential Fire Fatalities Compiled through Quick Response

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Quick Response Residential Fire (non-arson) Fatalities, Jan-Aug08 (XLS, 230 Kb)
USFA estimates the Quick Response program captures approximately one-third to one-half of the total number of residential fire fatalities that occur each year. Data is obtained from news media reports published or aired within 24-48 hours after the fire; therefore, complete information is not available. Most fires require a post-incident investigation that may take days or months to complete. Only at the conclusion of the investigation will relevant facts be determined. For this reason, the statistics found in this file are only preliminary and should be viewed as such.
Quick Response Residential Fire (non-arson) Fatalities, Jan07-Dec07 (XLS, 343 Kb)

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