Through July 3, 2008

810 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:

Thursday, July 3

2 dead: Magnolia, SC (Charleston, SC): An elderly couple was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Midwest City, OK (Oklahoma City, OK): A 79-year-old man was killed in a home fire. Investigators believe the cause of the fire was a lamp that was positioned too close to drapes in the home.
1 dead: Anderson, CA (Chico-Redding, CA): A 68-year-old man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Washington, DC (Washington, DC): A 47-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. Officials say the cause of the fire centers around discarded smoking materials.

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Wednesday, July 2

2 dead: Spartanburg, SC (Greenville, SC Asheville, NC): A 34-year-old woman and her three-year-old son were killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Anacoco, LA (Alexandria, LA): A 57-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Siouxland, IA (Sioux City, IA): Officials say the cause of the fire centers around discarded smoking materials.

Tuesday, July 1

1 dead: Fond du Lac, WI (Green Bay - Appleton, WI): A 57-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Paris, IL (Terre Haute, IN): A two-year-old girl was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Black River, NY (Watertown, NY): An elderly woman was killed in a home fire at a senior living complex. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Monday, June 30

3 dead: Burien, WA (Seattle-Tacoma, WA): Three people were killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
3 dead: Milam, TX (Shreveport, LA): A 49-year-old woman and her two granddaughters (ages 2 and 1-years-old) were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but officials say it may have been sparked by an electrical problem.

Friday, June 27

3 dead: Boyce, LA (Alexandria, LA): A woman and her nine-month-old twins were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Newport News, VA (Norfolk, VA): A 19-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire that started in the kitchen. Officials say the apartment’s smoke alarm had no battery.
1 dead: Surry County, VA (Norfolk, VA): A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Prichard, AL (Mobile, AL Pensacola, FL): A 41-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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-June08 (XLS, 260 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.
Quick Response Residential Fire (non-arson) Fatalities, Jan07-Dec07 (XLS, 343 Kb)

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