Dec 13, 2022
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’s
podcast, we talk to NFPA’s 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).
Then, on Code Corner, NFPA engineer Val Ziavras answers your
questions about the door locking requirements in NFPA 101Ò, Life
Safety CodeÒ (27:50).
LINKS:
Read NFPA’s Fire Loss in the United States During 2021 report