Top Causes of Fire Damage in Pembroke Pines?
3/19/2024 (Permalink)
Our local Pembroke Pines and West Miramar teams respond to fire damage emergencies in Pembroke Pines every year. The National Fire Protection Association NFPA) reports the top causes of home fires and fire casualties are: cooking, heating, electrical distribution, lighting equipment, intentional fire setting, and smoking materials. Our teams have been restoring fire damage for residents and businesses here for years. Here are some more statistics from the NFPA related to fire damage:
- More than one-quarter (26 percent) of reported fires in 2015-2019 occurred in homes. Even worse, three-quarters (75 percent) of civilian fire deaths and almost three-quarters (72 percent) of all reported injuries were caused by home fires.
- During these five years, United States fire departments responded to an estimated average of 346,800 home structure fires per year. These fires caused an annual average of 2,620 civilian deaths, 11,070 civilian fire injuries, and $7.3 billion in direct property damage.
- Over the five years of 2015–2019, cooking was the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, while smoking was the leading cause of home fire deaths.
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House fires can break out at any time and for many reasons. When your home or business needs fire damage restoration services, our local Pembroke Pines and West Miramar team will restore your damage “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 954-998-0600.
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