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OFFICE
OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
NFIRS Reporting
Status & Summary Reports
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Fire
Fatalities: January - March 31, 2008 |
Cause
Category |
Fatalities |
%
of Total |
Electrical Appliances/Distribution |
2 |
25% |
| Undetermined |
2 |
25% |
| Smoking |
1 |
12.5% |
| Home Heating |
1 |
12.5% |
Vehicle-Related |
1 |
12.5% |
| Cooking |
1 |
12.5% |
| Total Fatalities >> |
8 |
100.0% |
Fire
agencies are encouraged to report to the National Fire Incident Reporting
System (NFIRS) on a monthly basis. Click the following link below
to view the current reporting status:
 Reporting Status - April 2008
The table
below is a summary of NFIRS incidents reported to the Office of
the State Fire Marshal through March 31, 2008.
|
Incident Type
Category |
Number
of Incidents |
%
of Total Incidents |
Total
Property
&
Content Loss |
% of
Total
Loss |
Fire |
1,630 |
2.7% |
$16,264,037 |
95.6% |
Severe
Weather & Natural Disaster |
86 |
0.1% |
$420,000 |
2.5% |
| Unintentional
False Fire Protection System Activation |
2,148 |
3.6% |
$116,350 |
0.7% |
| Rescue
and Emergency Medical Service |
45,708 |
75.6% |
$96,000 |
0.6% |
| Service Calls |
2,852 |
4.7% |
$34,002 |
0.2% |
| Fire Protection System Malfunction |
1,030 |
1.7% |
$19,000 |
0.1% |
| Hazardous
Conditions (No Fire) |
1,274 |
2.1% |
$61,265 |
0.4% |
| Other
Types of Incidents |
507 |
0.8% |
$3,500 |
0.0% |
Good
Intent Calls |
4,325 |
7.2% |
$2,000 |
0.0% |
| Overpressure
Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (No Fire) |
114 |
0.2% |
$900 |
0.0% |
| False
Alarms & False Calls |
784 |
1.3% |
$2,500 |
0.0% |
| Grand
Total |
60,458 |
100.0% |
$17,019,754 |
100.0% |
| Sorted
by dollar loss and excludes exposures or aid given calls. |
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