Through August 26, 2008

966 residential fire fatalities (non-arson) have been compiled by the Quick Response Program this year.

Residential Fire Fatalities in the News

Daily Update (available Monday - Friday)

The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:

Tuesday, August 26

1 dead: Berwick, IA (Des Moines, IA): A 77-year-old man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Lincoln, RI (Providence, RI): A 90-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire was electrical in nature.
1 dead: Green Cove Springs, FL (Jacksonville, FL): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Crichton, AL (Mobile, AL): A 31-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause was an accidental cooking fire.
1 dead: Pensacola, FL (Pensacola, FL): A man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause was an accidental cooking fire.
1 dead: Wellton, AZ (Yuma, AZ): A 62-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by a burning cigarette.
1 dead: Silver Spring, PA (Harrisburg, PA): A person was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Coon Rapids, IA (Des Moines, IA): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Monday, August 25

1 dead: North Olmsted, OH (Cleveland, OH): A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: South Valley, NM (Albuquerque, NM): A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Pontiac, MI (Detroit, MI): A 55-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Friday, August 22

1 dead: Baton Rouge, LA: An elderly woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Jersey City, NJ (New York, NY): A 54-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Gloucester Township, NJ (Philadelphia, PA): A five-year-old boy was killed in a home fire. The victim and a two-year-old boy were playing with gasoline in the basement of the home when the pilot light of the home’s hot water heater ignited the gasoline.

Thursday, August 21

2 dead: Cleveland County, N.C. (Charlotte, NC): Two people were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: County, WI (Green Bay-Appleton, WI): A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Syracuse, NY: A 12-year-old boy was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Wednesday, August 20

1 dead: Florham Park, NJ (New York, NY): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: De Soto, IA (Des Moines, IA): A child was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Pine Bluff, AR (Little Rock, AR): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

About Quick Response

Information on residential fire fatalities is compiled for the USFA's Quick Response Program from a daily Google search of news media reports throughout the country. The primary purpose of the Quick Response program is to distribute fire safety and prevention materials through the news media and fire departments in the local area affected by the fire.

Residential Fire Fatalities Compiled through Quick Response

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Quick Response Residential Fire (non-arson) Fatalities, Jan-June08 (XLS, 260 Kb)
USFA estimates the Quick Response program captures approximately one-third to one-half of the total number of residential fire fatalities that occur each year. Data is obtained from news media reports published or aired within 24-48 hours after the fire; therefore, complete information is not available. Most fires require a post-incident investigation that may take days or months to complete. Only at the conclusion of the investigation will relevant facts be determined. For this reason, the statistics found in this file are only preliminary and should be viewed as such.
Quick Response Residential Fire (non-arson) Fatalities, Jan07-Dec07 (XLS, 343 Kb)

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