Clothes Dryer Fires in U.S. Homes by Form of Material First Ignited
1990-1994 Annual Average
Unknowns Allocated
| Form of Material First Ignited |
Fires |
|
Civilian Deaths |
|
Civilian Injuries |
|
Direct Property Damage
(in Millions) |
| Clothing on or not on a person |
4,100 |
(30.2%) |
|
2 |
(24.3%) |
|
90 |
(32.5%) |
|
$15.5 |
(24.8%) |
| Dust, Fiber or Lint |
3,900 |
(28.4%) |
|
0 |
(0.0%) |
|
43 |
(15.5%) |
|
$10.2 |
(16.2%) |
| Wire or Cable insulation |
1,300 |
(9.6%) |
|
2 |
(29.7%) |
|
11 |
(3.9%) |
|
$5.8 |
(9.2%) |
| Linen other than bedding |
700 |
(4.8%) |
|
0 |
(0.0%) |
|
23 |
(8.5%) |
|
$1.8 |
(2.9%) |
| Unclassified or unknown-type fabric |
500 |
(3.8%) |
|
0 |
(0.0%) |
|
11 |
(3.9%) |
|
$3.1 |
(4.9%) |
| Unclassified form of material |
500 |
(3.5%) |
|
0 |
(0.0%) |
|
9 |
(3.2%) |
|
$1.3 |
(2.1%) |
| Trash |
400 |
(2.8%) |
|
0 |
(0.0%) |
|
6 |
(2.1%) |
|
$0.9 |
(1.5%) |
| Interior wall covering |
300 |
(2.3%) |
|
1 |
(16.2%) |
|
10 |
(3.8%) |
|
$6.1 |
(9.7%) |
| Matteress or bedding |
300 |
(2.2%) |
|
0 |
(0.0%) |
|
8 |
(2.7%) |
|
$1.0 |
(1.6%) |
| Multiple forms of material |
300 |
(2.0%) |
|
1 |
(8.1%) |
|
10 |
(3.7%) |
|
$4.1 |
(6.6%) |
| Other known |
1,400 |
(10.5%) |
|
2 |
(21.6%) |
|
56 |
(20.1%) |
|
$12.9 |
(20.6%) |
| |
| Total* |
13,700 |
(100.0%) |
|
8 |
(100.0%) |
|
277 |
(100.0%) |
|
$62.7 |
(100.0%) |
| |
* Totals may not equal sums due to rounding error
Fires are estimated to the nearest hundred, civilian deaths and injuries to the nearest one, and
direct property damage to the nearest hundred thousand doallars.
Source NFIRS, NFPA Survey
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