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Large Loss for 2007
In mid-October, Southern California was in a drought, with only 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) of rain since January. Santa Ana winds were forecast...
NFPA Journal, 11/01/08 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
U.S. Multiple-Death Fires for 2007
In 2007, firefighters in the United States responded to an estimated 1,557,500 fires. Of these, 414,000 were in residential structures, 116,500...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/08 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
U.S. Multiple-Death Fires for 2005
Proper use of fire protection equipment could have prevented most losses. ON SEPTEMBER 21, storm clouds formed along the Texas and Louisiana...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/06 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
U.S. Multiple-Death Fires for 2004
Most of the catastrophic multiple-death fires occur in residential structures. CATASTROPHIC MULTIPLE-DEATH fires occur all too often, but do they...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/05 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
Large-Loss Fires for 2003
The direct property loss in large-loss fires was greater than $12 billion. EACH YEAR, NFPA REPORTS on large fire and explosion losses in the United...
NFPA Journal, 11/01/04 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
Catastrophic Multi-Death Fires of 2003
THIRTY-FIVE CATASTROPHIC MULTIPLE-DEATH FIRES killed 307 people in 2003, compared to 2002 when 32 fires killed 160 people. Of the 307 victims, nine...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/04 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
2002 LARGE-LOSS FIRES
EACH YEAR, NFPA REPORTS on large fire and explosion losses in the United States, defined as events that resulted in property damage of at least...
NFPA Journal, 11/01/03 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
2002 Catastrophic Multiple-death fires
"EARLY MORNING FIRE KILLS EIGHT IN FAMILY" "FAMILY DEVASTATED AS MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN DIE IN BLAZE" "FATAL EXPLOSION, THREE DEAD, NINE INJURED"...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/03 by Badger, Stephen G; McCarthy, Roberts S · More from publication -
Large-loss fires of 2000
Last year in the United States, 1,708,000 fires caused an estimated $11.2 billion in direct property loss. Many of these were small fires that did...
NFPA Journal, 11/01/01 by Badger, Stephen G · More from publication -
U.S. firefighter injuries of 2000
In 2000, firefighter injuries in the United States decreased 4.4 percent from the year before, to 84,550 injuries (see Figure 1). This is the...
NFPA Journal, 11/01/01 by Karter, Michael J Jr; Badger, Stephen G · More from publication
