Residential Fires
(Source: US Fire Administration)
80 percent of all fatalities occur in the home. Of those, approximately 85 percent occur in single-family homes and duplexes.
Residential fires represent 22 percent of all fires and 74 percent of structure fires.
Fires in 1-2 family dwellings most often start in the:
Kitchen 23.5%
Bedroom 12.7%
Living Room 7.9%
Chimney 7.1
Laundry Area 4.7%
Apartment fires most often start in the:
Kitchen 46.1%
Bedroom 12.3%
Living Room 6.2%
Laundry Area 3.3%
Bathroom 2.4%