Fire departments responded to an estimated 1,240,000 fires in 2013 alone. The leading causes might not be surprising, but they keep renters and homeowners alike privy to important information on their personal safety and well-being.
Cooking Equipment - The leading cause of home fires (43%) is attributed to unwatched cooking and/or cooking equipment. Most civilian injuries occur when civilians attempt to fight the fire themselves instead of calling the fire department.
Heating - One out of five home fires are caused by heating equipment - fixed (and portable) space heaters and wood stoves cause more fires than central heating equipment. Heating equipment causes more civilian deaths than cooking equipment while being less likely to occur.
Arson - The most surprising of all - the third leading cause of fires in the U.S. are set intentionally with a 13% rate of civilian death. Two out of every five arsonist was under the age of eighteen while 20% of business structure fires are intentionally set.
Fire damage is preventable, but when it occurs, calling PuroClean of Metro Charlotte will help put your home back into it’s rightful place.
