Statistics on fires in vacant buildings. In 2003-2006, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 31,000 structure fires in vacant buildings. These fires resulted in an average of 50 civilian deaths, 141 civilian injuries, and $642 million in direct property damage per year.
- 4,500 firefighters were injured annually at these incidents.
- Only 6% of all reported structure fires were at vacant buildings, but they accounted for 13% of the firefighter injuries incurred at structure fires.
- From 1998 to 2007, 15 firefighters were fatally injured at vacant building fires.
- Vacant building fires increased by 2% from 31,900 in 2005 to […]
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