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Thanksgiving Day fires
This data snapshot provides an overview of the causes of Thanksgiving Day fires and related fire loss measures for 2014-2016.
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40
died on emergency duty
17
died from a fireground injury
12
died while training
Data snapshot
This data snapshot provides an overview of the causes of Thanksgiving Day fires and related fire loss measures for 2014-2016.
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Topical fire report series
The risk of death or injury from fire is not the same for everyone. Our latest topical fire report explores why fire risk is more severe for some groups of people.
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Learn about the key components of a human trafficking training and awareness program for EMS workers.
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Residential solar installations and associated energy storage systems pose serious hazards to firefighters responding to home fires.
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A gunman ambushed firefighters and shot at them in Oregon last week, adding another incident to the growing list of firefighters being targeted by violence.
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Up 11 percent compared to fatalities reported from Jan. 1 – Nov. 10, 2017.
29 home fire fatalities were reported by the U.S. news media for Nov. 4-10, 2018.
Older adults (65 and over) represent 26 percent of all fatalities.
Texas leads the nation in reported fatalities with 125.
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