NFPA: Home Fire Fatalities Average Seven Per Day in U.S.

The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) new report on home fires from 2007-2011 shows that seven people died each day from U.S. home fires, and roughly one in every 320 households per year had a reported home fire during this five-year period. These fires caused an estimated average of 2,570 civilian deaths, 13,210 civilian injuries, and $7.2 billion in direct property damage per year.