Highway Vehicle Fires. U.S. Fire Administration Topical Fire Research Series, Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2001 (Rev. March 2002)

From 1996 to 1998, there were an estimated annual average of 377,000 highway vehicle (automobiles, vans, trucks) fires. (Highway vehicle fires represent more than 96% of all mobile property fires.) Each year, these fires resulted in an average of approximately 515 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and $1.1 billion in property loss. This report addresses the characteristics of 1998 highway fires. Data are from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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• Publication Date: 2005-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 8p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash characteristics; Fatalities; Fire fighting; Fires; Injuries; Traffic crashes; Vehicle fires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Property damage
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01003599
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 1 2005 7:57AM