In the U.S.

...a fire department responds to a fire nearly every 22 seconds.

...(2008) there were 1,148,850 firefighters, 52,400 Fire Stations, with 150,225 fire response vehicles.

...(2009) there were 1,348,500 reported fires in the US:

...3,010 US citizens died from fire.

...17,050 were injured from fire.

...Infants and younger children have thinner skin than adults and are burned more severely, even with short exposures.

...Severe burns and smoke inhalation are much more critical to infants

 

Links

To view the 2009 United States Fire Administration report for fire fatalities:

www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/xls/qr_summary_2009.xls

Kettering University Tech Works — www.ku-tw.com

Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest — www.gleq.com

Facts and Links

Infant and Child Rescue…

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