Fires and Fire Deaths
- There were 1,823,000 fires in the United States in 1999, down from 2,019,000 in 1990.
- Fire deaths have reduced to 3,570 in 1999 from 5,195 in 1990.
- Injuries from 28,600 in 1990 to 21,875 in 1999.
- Only one-fifth of the home fire deaths were caused by fires in which a smoke alarm was present and operated.