| General Fire Stats Related
To Hotels |
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| Ignition Sources of Hotel Fires Between
1971 – 1974 |
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| Incendiary or Suspicious |
37.9% |
| Misuse of Heat of Ignition |
36.0% |
| Mechanical or Electrical
Failure or Malfunction |
18.9% |
| Other |
7.2% |
| Source: NFPA FR77–1 |
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| Causes of Mechanical or Electrical
Failures |
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| Parts Failures |
1.2 % |
| Automatic Control Failures |
0.6 % |
| Electrical Short Circuits |
3.6 % |
| Lack of Maintenance |
4.1 % |
| Not Further Classified |
9.4 % |
| NFPA FR77–1 |
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| Location of Origin of Fires |
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| Guest Rooms |
37.6 |
| Storage Areas |
13.8 |
| Lobbies, Hallways, Stairways |
10.5 |
| Structural Areas |
6.1 |
| Kitchens |
4.1 |
| Other Areas |
27.9 |
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| Avenues of Fire Growth |
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| Nonstopped Areas |
50 |
| Unprotected Stairways |
16 |
| Doors (Open or Nonfire–rated) |
12 |
| Ducts or Other Vertical
Openings |
8 |
| Furniture and Furnishings |
8 |
| Combustible Interior Finish |
6 |
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Extent of Smoke and Fire Damage in High-Rise Occupancies,
Annual Average, 1994 to 1998 |
Occupancy Type |
Fires |
Civilian Deaths |
Civilian Injuries |
Direct Property Damage (in millions) |
What Percentage of All Occupancy
Type Fires were High-Rise? |
Apartment |
8,100 |
35 |
569 |
$22.7 |
9% |
Hotels and Motels |
800 |
0 |
18 |
$10.5 |
19% |
Hospitals and Other Facilities That Care for the
Sick |
600 |
2 |
80 |
$4.4 |
29% |
Office Buildings |
500 |
0 |
13 |
$3.5 |
9% |
Totals |
10,000 |
37 |
680 |
$41.1 |
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| U.S.
Fire Loss History .Sprinklered vs. Non-Sprinklered
Buildings 1987 - 1996 |
Occupancy
Type |
Average
Loss without Sprinklers |
Average
Loss with Sprinklers |
%
Reduction with Sprinklers |
Public
Assembly - Total |
$20,600 |
$6,100 |
70 |
| Eating
& Drinking |
$16,100 |
$5,400 |
66 |
Educational
(Through 12th Grade |
$14,300 |
$4,600 |
68 |
Health
Care Facilities - Total |
$4,300 |
$1,600 |
63 |
| Hospitals |
$4,900 |
$1,600 |
67 |
| Nursing
Homes |
$3,700 |
$1,600 |
57 |
Residential
Properties |
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| Apartments |
$8,100 |
$4,300 |
41 |
| High-Rise
Apartments |
$3,100 |
$1,800 |
42 |
| Hotels
& Motels |
$12,400 |
$5,800 |
54 |
| High-Rise
Hotels |
$11,500 |
$4,400 |
62 |
| Dormitories |
$7,400 |
$4,800 |
35 |
Stores
and Offices - Total |
$23,300 |
$13,300 |
43 |
| Department
Stores |
$37,500 |
$15,200 |
60 |
| Office
Buildings |
$22,200 |
$11,300 |
49 |
| High-Rise
Office Buildings |
$28,400 |
$12,800 |
55 |
Manufacturing
Facilities |
$44,400 |
$17,700 |
60 |
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| Main Home Fire
Causes |
| Candle
fires |
15% increase in candle fires from 2000
to 2001, triple the number in 1990 |
| Christmas
tree fires |
Christmas trees account for 400 fires annually, resulting
in 10 deaths, 80 injuries and more than $15 million
in property damage |
| Lightning |
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| Cooking
fires |
Cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the
U.S. It is also the leading cause of fire injuries |
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