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Home heating season is here. A new USFA report, Portable Heater Fires in Residential Buildings (2008-2010), examines the characteristics of these fires. While portable heating fires were small in number, the consequences were substantial, accounting for nearly half of all fatal heating fires in residential buildings. Many of these fires were preventable as human error—placing the heater too close to combustible items or leaving the heater unattended—was a contributing factor.
On
September 26, 2012, 5
residential fire fatalities were reported by news media throughout the United States.
| Neal Smith Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, TX |
| Chris Seelye USDA Forest Service, WA |
| Steven Henry, Jr. Columbia Consolidated Fire Department, PA |
Last Reviewed: September 27, 2012
New report shows portable heaters involved in 45% of fatal home heating fires; report & #safetytips at http://t.co/Cn6KrkOc September 27, 2012 @ 11:08 AM ET
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