The geographic and demographic distribution of residential fires, related injuries, and deaths in four Canadian provinces

An exploration of householder injuries sustained fighting dwelling fires

“…The research results appear to be broadly similar to previous research in this area in terms of the higher likelihood of males being injured in an accidental dwelling fire (Gilbert and Butry, 2018;Beaulieu et al, 2020), and the strong link between deprivation and fire injury (Purcell et al, 2020;Bell, 2009), however this research has examined the nature of accidental dwelling fire injuries in more detail than previous research studies. Overall, targeting of fire safety campaigns and home fire safety checks can potentially reduce the level of accidental dwelling fire injuries, and also potentially reduce costs not only for fire and rescue services, but also health services involved in treating such injuries.…”

“…In terms of reducing the risk of injuries sustained by householders fighting accidental dwelling fires had raised concerns that there continue to be sections of society that appear to be non-receptive to fire safety messages. In order to address such concerns, Beaulieu et al (2020) suggested the need to include more messages around safe ways to deal with a dwelling fire in public fire safety and door-to-door campaigns. Thompson and Wales (2015) highlighted the fact that there has been limited research into the reach and effectiveness of fire safety advice and campaigns.…”

“…Gilbert and Butry (2018) identified that whilst the oldest and the youngest are more likely to be killed in an accidental dwelling fire, those in the middle-age group are more likely to be injured in a dwelling fire. In addition, typically males can be more likely to be injured in dwelling fires than females (Gilbert and Butry, 2018;Beaulieu et al, 2020). Smoke inhalation alone or in combination with cutaneous burns typically accounts for up to 75% of residential fire deaths, with burns alone typically constituting the remaining 25% of such deaths (Eggert and Huss, 2017).…”

Estimating the Total Number of Residential Fire-Related Incidents and Underreported Residential Fire Incidents in New South Wales, Australia by Using Linked Administrative Data

“…Globally, researchers have used different approaches and data sources to determine residential fire-related incidents and related deaths and injuries. The most common data source that has been used in residential fire-related national and international studies is fire department data [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

Estimating the Total Number of Residential Fire-Related Incidents and Underreported Residential-Fire Incidents in New South Wales, Australia by Using Linked Administrative Data

“…Globally, researchers have used different approaches and data sources to determine residential fire related incidents and related deaths and injuries. The most common data source that has been used in residential-fire related national and internarial studies is fire department data [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”