Through September 16, 2008

1013 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, September 16

2 dead: Mount Holly, NC (Charlotte, NC): An elderly man and woman were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Anderson, MO (Joplin, MO – Pittsburg, KS): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Syracuse, NY: A 59-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. Careless smoking caused the fire.

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Monday, September 15

1 dead: Lexington, MA (Boston, MA): A 48 year-old woman was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe a faulty dryer caused the fire.
1 dead: Houston, TX: A woman was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe a candle caused the fire.
1 dead: Coshocton, OH (Columbus, OH): A three-year-old child was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: St. Bernard, OH (Cincinnati, OH): A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Friday, September 12

1 dead: Summerville, SC (Charleston, SC): A 72-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Fort Hood, TX (Waco, TX): A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Washington, NC (Greenville, NC): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Thursday, September 11

1 dead: Providence, RI: A 17-year-old girl was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe a candle caused the fire.

Wednesday, September 10

1 dead: Chillicothe, OH (Columbus, OH): A 41-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Lincoln Park, MI (Detroit, MI): A 50-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. Fire officials believe smoking may have caused the fire.

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-Aug08 (XLS, 230 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.
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