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Portable Heater Fires Report

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.

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Firefighter Fatalities

John Grabowski
Riverview Fire Department, MI
Justin Townsend
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department, DE
Neal Smith
Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, TX

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