Winter Fire Safety

By the Numbers:
Winter Residential Building Fires

• Winter residential building fires result in an estimated average of 945 deaths, 3,825 injuries, and $1,708,000,000 in property loss each year.
• Fires in one- and two-family dwellings account for 67 percent of all winter residential building fires.
• Cooking is the leading cause of all winter residential building fires.
• Winter residential building fires occur mainly in the early evening hours, peaking from 5 to 8 p.m.
• Although at its highest in December, residential building fire incidence is collectively highest in the 3 winter months of January, February, and March.