The Rising Dangers of Home Fires
Believe it or not, a reported home fire in the US today is more likely to be fatal than it was in 1980. In fact, a new NFPA report reveals that the number of fire deaths per 1,000 reported home fires has risen 13 percent over the last 40 years. On today\u2019s podcast, we talk to NFPA\u2019s director of research and its vice president of Outreach and Advocacy about why home fires are more dangerous now, why so few people seem to know these surprising numbers, and what we can do to reduce home fire fatalities (2:10).
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Then, on Code Corner, NFPA engineer Val Ziavras answers your questions about the door locking requirements in NFPA 101\xd2, Life Safety Code\xd2 (27:50).
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Read NFPA\u2019s Fire Loss in the United States During 2021 report
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