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Cooking Fire Statistics

LEADING CAUSES OF HOME STRUCTURE FIRES

Cooking is the leading cause of residential fires.
Unattended equipment on the stovetop is the leading factor contributing to cooking fires, cooking fire injuries, and deaths.
Cooking fires cause an average of $1.1 billion in direct property damage every year.

Leading Causes of Fires

HOME COOKING FIRES BY EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN IGNITION

Fires

Cooking Fires by equipment

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Civilian Deaths

Civilian Injuries

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U.S. Fire Administration. (n.d.). Prevent cooking fires. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/cooking/
U.S. Fire Administration. (2022, June). Cooking fires in residential buildings (2017-2019). U.S. Department of Homeland Security. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/reports/fire-causes/cooking-fires-residential-buildings-v21i5.html
National Fire Protection Association. (2022). Home cooking fires. NFPA Research. https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/home-cooking-fires
Parkersburg Fire Department. (n.d.). Cooking fire safety tips. https://cms2.revize.com/revize/parkersburgfire/Document%20Center/Fire%20Safety/Food%20Prep%20Docs/CookingFactSheet.pdf

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