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FIRE STATISTICS


In Florida there are more than 209 fires in Florida homes every day, according to the Florida Fire Marshal’s Office.

  • 40% started in the kitchen; 22% were caused by faulty wiring. Other major causes include: careless smoking, children playing with matches or lighters, and unattended heating devices.
  • More the two-thirds of Florida’s fire fatalities are age 40 and over, followed by those age 70 and over.
  • One of the more shocking statistics is that smoke detectors are not present or are inoperative in over 52 percent of these homes. fire

in St. Lucie Countythere were 4,604 fire related calls in 2007. While not all of these were serious, that averages over 12 calls a day.

Major causes included: kitchen fires, unattended heating devices, and electrical.

Of those fires investigated by the Fire Prevention Bureau in 2007:

  • 97 accidental
  • 36 arson
  • 10 undetermined
  • 3 juvenile