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Encourage safe holiday decoration displays, including candles.

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One of every three home Christmas tree fires is caused by electrical problems. WinterSafety

 
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Firefighter fatalities in the United States

Fact: Ninety-one firefighters died while on-duty in 2014, 16 fewer firefighters than the previous year’s total.

This report analyzes the circumstances surrounding 91 on-duty fatalities in 2014 to identify approaches that could reduce the number of firefighter deaths in future years.

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Campus fire fatalities (2000-2015)

Fact: Smoke alarms were either missing or tampered with (disconnected or battery removed) in 58 percent of fatal campus fires.

Fire safety officials: this report highlights factors leading to the fire deaths of college students that can help you plan your fire injury prevention program.

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Playground fires

Fact: More than half (54 percent) of playground fires involved rubbish or trash — whether or not contained in a trash can or dumpster.

This data snapshot presents the characteristics of playground fires for the period 2011-2013.

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This course teaches current and potential National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) program managers how to use NFIRS with evolving technologies to better assist fire departments in making data-driven decisions. You will learn about collecting NFIRS data, analyzing the data, and available system reporting features.

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There are dozens of ways you can use Fire Is Everyone’s Fight to help teach people in your city or town to be safe from fire. Join the fight for a few ideas to get you started.

Firefighter fatalities

USFA has recently received notice of the following firefighter fatalities:

Mark Zielinski, Firefighter/Paramedic
Matteson Fire Department, Matteson, Illinois
Zachary C. Clevenger, Firefighter
Estill County Fire Department, Irvine, Kentucky
Terry “TC” Culver, Assistant Fire Chief
Calvert City Fire Department, Calvert City, Kentucky

77 on-duty fatalities reported in 2015.

91 on-duty fatalities reported in 2014.

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Civilian fatalities

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2,100

home fire fatalities reported in 2015.

48 home fire fatalities were reported by the U.S. news media for Nov. 29-Dec. 5.

-4%

compared to fatalities reported from Jan. 1 - Dec. 5, 2014.

Older adults (65 and over) represent 29 percent of all fatalities.

Pennsylvania leads the nation in reported fatalities with 125.

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