United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

524 Banking, Finance, and Insurance
No. 872. F ir e Lo s s e s —T o t a l a n d Pe r C a p it a : 1 9 4 6 t o 1981
(P rio r to 1 9 6 2 , e x c lu d e s A la s k a a n d H a w a ii. In clu d es a llo w a n c e fo r u n in s u re d a n d u n re p o rte d lo s s e s b u t e x c lu d e s lo s s e s to
g o v e rn m e n t p ro p e rty a n d fo re s ts . B a s e d o n p aid lo s s e s th ro u g h 1 9 5 3 , in c u rre d lo s s e s th e re a fte r]
YEARLY
AVERAGE
T o ta l
(m il.
dol.j
YEAR
T o ta l
(m il.
d o l.)
P er
c a p it a '
YEAR
T o ta l
(m il.
d ol.)
P e r
c a p it a 1
YEAR
T o ta l
(m il.
d o l.)
P er
c a p ita 1
1 9 4 6 - 1 9 5 0 ......... 6 4 3 I 9 6 0 ...................... 1 ,1 0 8 $ 6 .1 9 1 9 6 7 1 ,7 0 7 $ 8 .6 6 1 9 7 4 ...................... 3 ,1 8 0 $ 1 5 .0 9
1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 5 ......... 8 3 3 1 9 6 1 ....................... 1 ,2 0 9 6 .6 4 1 9 6 8 1 ,8 3 0 9 .2 0 1 9 7 5 3 ,6 6 0 1 6 .5 2
1 9 5 6 - 1 9 6 0 ......... 1 ,0 4 5 1 9 6 2 ....................... 1 ,2 6 5 1 *9 5 2 9 .7 1 1 9 7 6 3 ,5 5 6 1 6 .5 9
1 9 6 1 - 1 9 6 5 ......... 1 ,3 4 0 1 9 6 3 ..'.................... 1 1 .4 1 1 9 7 7 3 ,7 6 4 1 7 .1 3
1 9 6 6 - 1 9 7 0 ......... ll8 5 Q 1 9 6 4 ...................... 1 ,3 6 7 7 .1 6 1 9 7 1 2 ,3 1 6 1 1 .2 4 1 9 7 8 4 ’0 0 8 1 8 .0 5
1 9 7 1 - 1 9 7 5 ......... 2 ,8 0 2 1 9 6 5 ..................... 1 ,4 5 6 7.51 1 9 7 2 2 ,3 0 4 1 1 .0 8 1 9 7 9 4 ,8 5 1 2 1 .6 0
1 9 7 6 - 1 9 8 0 ......... 4 ,3 5 8 i g 6 6 ....................... 1 ,4 9 7 7 .6 4 1 9 7 3 2 ,6 3 9 1 2 .5 7 1 9 8 0 5 ,5 7 9 2 4 .5 6
1 9 8 1 5 ,6 2 5 2 4 .5 3
‘B a s e d o n B u re a u o f th e C e n s u s e s tim a te d resid en t p o p u la tio n a s o f Ju ly 1.
S o u rce: 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 6 4 , N a tio n a l B o a rd o f F ire U n d erw riters, N e w Y o rk , N .Y ., R eport o f the Committee on S tatistics and O rigin o f
Losses; th e re a fte r, In s u ra n c e In fo rm a tio n In stitu te, N e w Y o rk, N .Y ., insurance Facts, a n n u a l.
No. 873. F ire s — N um ber a n d Loss, by Type and S t r u c t u r e b y S e le c te d P r o p e r t y Use:
1977 T O 1981
[B a s e d o n a n n u a l s a m p le s u rv e y o f fire d e p a rtm e n ts . N o a d ju s tm e n ts w e re m a d e fo r u n re p o rte d fire s a n d lo s s e s . P ro p e rty lo ss
in clu d es d ire c t p ro p e rty lo ss o n ly ]
T Y P E A N D P R O P E R T Y U S E
N U M B E R (1,000)
P R O P E R T Y L O S S (mil. dol.)
1 9 7 7 1 9 7 8 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0 1 9 8 1 1 9 7 7 1 9 7 8 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0 1 9 8 1
Fires, to t al......... ...................... 3,264 2, 8 1 8 2 , 6 4 6 2,986 2, 8 9 3 4 , 7 0 9 4 , 4 9 8 5 , 7 5 0 6 , 2 5 4 6, 6 7 6
Structure............................. .......... 1,096 1,062 1,037 1,065 1,027 4 , 1 2 5 4 , 0 2 2 4 , 9 6 4 5 , 4 6 4 5, 9 7 6
O u t s i d e of str ucture'................. ......... 1 3 0 1 1 0 8 0 8 7 81 1 4 4 3 2 3 8 6 1 61
B r u s h a n d r u b b i s h ... .......................... 1>14Q 8 7 9 9 5 6 1.115 1 , 0 5 2 -
- _ -
V e h i c l e ................ .................. ....... 5 0 6 5 0 3 4 9 6 4 7 2 4 6 6 3 3 2 3 9 1 6 8 2 6 8 5 5 9 4
O t h e r .......................................... 3 8 8 2 6 4 2 7 7 2 4 9 2 6 7 1 0 8 5 3 6 6 5 4 4 5
Structure b y property use:
Public a s s e m b l y ........................... . 3 4 3 0 3 1 2 9 2 8 2 8 6 1 9 4 2 B 4 3 2 6 3 5 6
E d u c a t i o n a l.. . 1 9 2 0 2 2 , 2 0 2 0 1 3 9 111 7 9 1 0 1 1 8 4
Institutional.. . 2 5 3 9 3 0 2 8 2 7 15 14 3 4 2 5 3 8
Stores a n d offices............. .............. 7 0 6 3 6 4 6 2 6 5 4 5 2 4 7 5 4 5 7 6 4 5 6 4 2
Residential... . 7 4 9 7 3 0 7 2 2 7 5 8 7 3 3 2 , 1 7 9 2 , 1 9 2 2 . 5 2 9 3 , 0 4 2 3 , 2 5 9
1-2 fa m ily u n it s a........................... 5 8 4 5 6 9 5 5 1 5 9 1 5 7 4 1 , 7 1 2 1, 7 8 4 2 , 0 3 4 2 . 4 4 7 2, 7 1 3
A p a r tm e n ts . .............. 1 3 9 1 3 7 1 4 6 1 4 3 1 3 7 3 2 5 3 1 0 3 4 3 4 0 1 4 1 5
H o te ls a n d m o te ls 1 4 1 2 11 1 2 1 2 1 1 8 8 2 1 0 0 1 5 4 9 9
O th e r r e s id e n tia l.......................... 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 1 6 5 2 4 0 3 2
S to ra g e * ............ 7 3 6 0 6 4 6 5 6 2 4 5 1 3 4 2 5 0 7 5 1 2 6 1 6
In d u stry, utility, d e fe n s e s .................. ...... 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 4 9 5 2 6 5 9 4 9 6 6 6 7 2 7 7 5
S p e c ia l s tru c tu re s ....... 7 3 6 5 4 6 4 8 4 3 7 7 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 3 1 1 0 6
- R e p r e s e n ts z e ro . ‘ In c lu d e s o u ts id e s to ra g e , cro p s , tim b e r, e tc . in c lu d e s m o b ile h o m e s . 3D a t a u n d e rre p o rte d as
s o m e in c id e n ts w e r e h a n d le d b y p riv a te fire b rig a d e s o r fix e d s u p p re s s io n s y s te m s w h ic h d o n o t r e p o r t
S o u rc e : N a tio n a l F ire P ro te c tio n A s s o c ia tio n , Q u in cy, M a s s ., Fire Journal, S e p t. 1 9 8 2 .
No. 8 7 4 . F ir e s a n d Pr o p e r t y Lo s s fo r In c e n d ia r y a n d S u s p ic io u s F ir e s a n d C iv il ia n F ir e
D e a t h s a n d in j u r ie s : 1978 t o 1981
(B a s e d o n s a m p le s u rv e y o f fire d e p a rtm e n ts ]
I T E M
1 9 7 8
1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0 1 9 8 1
ITEM
1 9 7 8
1 9 7 9 I 9 6 0 1 9 8 1
N U M B E R (I.OOO)
CIVILIAN FIRE DEATHS
S t r u c t u r e f ir e s , t o t a l .......... 1 , 0 8 2 1, 0 3 7 1,065 1, 0 2 7
D e a th s , t o t a l 2 .......................
8 ,1 3 0 7 ,7 8 0 6 ,5 0 5 6 ,7 0 0
S tru c tu re fire s o f in c e n d ia ry
a n d s u s p ic io u s o r ig in ........... 1 6 0 1 4 9 1 4 6 1 5 6
F ire s o f in c e n d ia ry o r ig in ___ 8 7 8 9 9 2 8 8
F ire s o f s u s p ic io u s o r ig in ....... 7 3 6 0 5 4 6 8
P R O P E R T Y L O S S 1
(m il. d o l.)
S t r u c t u r e f ir e s , t o t a l........ 4 , 0 2 2 4, 9 6 4 5, 4 5 4 5 , 9 7 6
S tru c tu re fire s o f in c e n d ia ry
a n d s u s p ic io u s o rig in .......... 1, 0 6 7 1, 3 2 6 1,760 1, 6 6 3
F ire s of in c e n d ia ry o rig in ....... 6 5 0 7 8 7 1,158 1, 1 6 0
F ire s o f s u s p ic io u s o rig in ..... 4 1 7 5 4 1 6 0 2 5 0 3
R e s id e n tia l p ro p e rty ....................... 6 ,1 6 5 5 ,7 6 5 5 ,4 4 6 5 ,5 4 0
O n e - a n d tw o -fa m ily d w e llin
g s ................................................ 4 ,9 4 5 4 ,3 2 0 4 .1 7 5 4 ,4 3 0
A p a rtm e n ts ..................................... 1 ,0 7 0 1 ,1 8 0 1 ,0 2 5 9 7 0
V e h ic le s ................................................ 1 ,2 5 5 1 ,5 3 5 7 4 0 8 4 0
CIVILIAN FIRE INJURIES
In ju r ie s , t o t a l 2....................... 2 9 ,8 0 0 3 1 ,3 2 5 3 0 ,2 0 0 3 0 ,7 0 0
R e s id e n tia l p ro p e rty ....................... 2 1 ,2 7 5 2 0 ,4 5 0 2 1 ,0 0 0 2 0 ,6 2 5
O n e - a n d tw o -fa m ily d w e llin
g s ................................................ 1 5 ,4 0 0 1 4 ,6 5 0 1 6 ,1 0 0 1 5 ,1 2 5
A p a rtm e n ts ..................................... 5 ,0 0 0 4 .1 7 5 3 ,6 0 0 4 ,2 5 0
V e h ic le s ................................................ 1 3 ,TOO 5 .1 7 5 4 ,0 7 5 3 ,4 0 0
1D ire c t p ro p e rty lo s s o n ly . s In c lu d e s o th e r n o t s h o w n s e p a ra te ly .
S o u rc e : N a tio n a l F ire P ro te c tio n A s s o c ia tio n , Q u in c y , M a s s a c h u s e tts , Fire Facts, 1 9 8 2 , a n d " F ir e t o s s e s in t h e U n ite d S ta le s
D u rin g 1 9 8 1 ."