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Bookmark or Share- NFPA report - Home Electrical FiresArcing served as the heat source in over three in five fires (63%) of home fires involving an electrical failure or malfunction in 2015–2019. Download supporting tables to this report. (PDF) Fire departments responded to an estimated average of 32,160 home fires involving electrical distribution and lighting equipment each year in 2015–2019.
- NFPA - Winter holidaysThese fires caused an annual average of 3 civilian fire deaths, 30 civilian fire injuries and $14 million in direct property damage. Electrical distribution or lighting equipment was involved in more than two in five (41%) home Christmas tree fires. Nearly one of every five (20%) Christmas tree fires were started by lamps or bulbs.
- Fire Extinguisher Types - NFPABreaking down the different types of fire extinguishers by their extinguishing agent.
- Fire Extinguisher Ratings - NFPAThis blog addresses the details about how portable fire extinguishers get their ratings.
- Fire loss in the United States | NFPA ResearchThis NFPA report contains overall statistics from the NFPA survey of fire departments on fires, civilian deaths and injuries, and property damage.
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