What Are the Leading Causes of Residential Fires in Scottsville?

10/3/2023 (Permalink)

We are leaders in fire damage restoration services in Albemarle County.

October marks Residential Fire Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness about residential fires and ensuring your home and family are protected. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more home fires and fire casualties result from five sources: cooking, heating, electrical distribution, lighting equipment, intentional fire setting, and smoking materials.

For years, our local Charlottesville team has been restoring fire damage in Scottsville, and offer these statistics from the NFPA related to fire damage:

• More than one-quarter (26 percent) of reported fires in 2015-2019 occurred in homes. Even worse, three-quarters (75 percent) of civilian fire deaths and almost three-quarters (72 percent) of all reported injuries were caused by home fires.
• During these five years, United States fire departments responded to an estimated average of 346,800 home structure fires per year. These fires caused an annual average of 2,620 civilian deaths, 11,070 civilian fire injuries, and $7.3 billion in direct property damage.
• Over the five years of 2015–2019, cooking was the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, while smoking was the leading cause of home fire deaths.

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When your home or commercial business in Scottsville has fire damage and you need fire damage restoration services;  our local Charlottesville team is Here to Help. ® We’ll restore your fire damage “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 434-977-5850.

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