When researching the fire data, I stumbled across a few miscellaneous items. None are worth a full column, so what follows is a grab bag of fire factoids. North Dakota: Farm Equipment Fire Capital of the US I talked about vehicle fires previously. One of the more obscure subcategories of vehicle fires is "Off-road vehicle … Continue reading Fire Odds & Ends

Not the happiest subject today - I'm looking at the casualty numbers from the NFIRS reports. In 2022, the data reports 8763 civilian casualties (6384 injuries and 2379 deaths) in all fires. Here's a chart that shows the severity of fire-related injuries to civilians in 2022 The good news is, the most common injury in … Continue reading Fire Casualties

In 2022 (the most recent year of data for the NFIRS) there were a reported 108,533 passenger vehicle fires. Yes, that's a lot - about 8.6% of all fires in the nation. First, let's see which states have the most car fires, as a percentage of all reported fires Hawaii and the deep South lead … Continue reading Vehicle Fires