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This report is designed to arm the fire service & others with a statistical overview of the fire problem in the U.S. -- deaths of thousands of Americans each year, injury to tens of thousands, & destruction of billions of dollars in property -- that can motivate corrective action. It can also be used to select priorities & help target fire programs, serve as a model for state or local analyses of fire data, & provide a baseline for evaluating programs. Data was collected from the more than 13,000 fire departments that participate in the National Fire Incident Reporting System, & analyzed. One chapter focuses on deaths & injuries to firefighters.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Fire in the United States 1986-1995', published 1999 under ISBN 9780788183379 and ISBN 0788183370.
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