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Risk Factors and Groups Most at Risk for Fire Related Injuries and Deaths
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The risk factors and groups at increased risk of fire-related injuries and deaths include:
| | Approximately half of home fire deaths occur in homes without smoke alarms (Ahrens 2004). |
| | Most residential fires occur during the winter months (CDC 1998). |
| | Alcohol use contributes to an estimated 40% of residential fire deaths (Smith 1999); |
| | Children 4 and under (CDC 1998); |
| | Older Adults ages 65 and older (CDC 1998); |
| | African Americans and Native Americans (CDC 1998); |
| | The poorest Americans (Istre 2001); |
| | Persons living in rural areas (Ahrens 2003); |
| | Persons living in manufactured homes or substandard housing (Runyan 1992; Parker 1993). |
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Source:
CDC – National Center For Injury Prevention and Control
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