Critical Data About Fire Victims

As with most troubling subjects, there tends to be a mindset of “that won’t happen to me.” Maybe it is a denial or maybe it is just a avoidance at addressing really important topics.

No matter the reason, there can be no doubt that identifying trends and statistics of fire victims can help us gain another level of understanding of fires and how to prevent them.

In this post we will look at characteristics of home fire victims.

In October 2014, the National Fire Protection Association issued a report identifying data related to fatal and non-fatal victims of home fires.

Below is a handy infographic of their findings and you can download a report of these findings here.