People 50-Plus Fire Death and Risk Report A Compilation of State-by-State Data U.S. Fire Administration August 2004 This publication was prepared by Hager Sharp Inc. for A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus, U.S. Fire Administration. CONTENTS Introduction, page 3 National Fire Data for People 50-Plus, page 4 State Fire Data for People 65-Plus, page 5 Tips for Preventing Fire Death and Injury for People 50-Plus, page 56 State Fire Marshal Offices, page 57 INTRODUCTION The U. S. Fire Administration (USFA) developed the People 50-Plus Fire Death and Risk Report to provide fire educators, journalists, public decision-makers and others with a deeper comprehension of the risk of death from unintentional home fires that older people in our country face. The reality is that people ages 65 and older are three times as likely to die in an unintentional home fire than the rest of the U.S. population. Careless smoking, heating and cooking are the leading causes of the approximately 1,100 home fire deaths annually among the 65-plus population. The report shows the risk nationally for people ages 50 – 64, and details the state- by-state rates for the age groups whose risk escalates with successive decades: 65 – 74-year-olds, 75 – 84-year-olds, and people 85 and older. The report is based on residential fire death numbers for each state provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus aims to raise awareness of the increased risk of fire death for people ages 65 and older, and to inform those who are ages 50 and older of these risks as they plan ahead and care for older loved ones. The campaign's messages focus on safe practices for smoking, cooking and heating the home. The final section of the report provides tips for people ages 50 and older to: Prevent Fire. Save Lives. www.usfa.DHS.gov/50Plus PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration UNITED STATES FACT: Adults 65 and older in the United States are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the nation's population. Additional United States Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 31% of the residential fire deaths. There were 35,376 overall residential fire deaths in the United States and of those deaths, 11,100 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in the United States for adults 65 and older is 1 in 29,663; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 94,074. Older adults in the United States are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the nation's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 4 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5 times the risk for adults 85 and older United States Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.3% of state population in age group, 13.2% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.6% of state population in age group, 31.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. United States's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [329,256,078] United States's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [2,283,740,793] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration ALABAMA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Alabama are four times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Alabama Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 37% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,102 overall residential fire deaths in Alabama and of those deaths, 412 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Alabama for adults 65 and older is 1 in 13,309; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 53,223. Older adults in the Alamaba are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 4 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 7.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Alabama Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.2% of state population in age group, 16.2% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.0% of state population in age group, 37.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Alabama's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [5,483,154] Alabama's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [36,723,722] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration ALASKA FACT: Adults 65 and older in the Alaska are more than 3.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Alaska Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 14% of the residential fire deaths. There were 160 overall residential fire deaths in Alaska and of those deaths, 23 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Alaska for adults 65 and older is 1 in 11,731; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 41,153. Older adults in Alaska are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly 3 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than twice times the risk for adults 85 and older Alaska Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 10.7% of state population in age group, 5.6% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 4.6% of state population in age group, 14.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Alaska's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [269,814] Alaska's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [5,638,007 Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration ARIZONA FACT: Adults 65 and older in the Arizona are more than 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Arizona Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 30% of the residential fire deaths. There were 369 overall residential fire deaths in Arizona and of those deaths, 109 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Arizona for adults 65 and older is 1 in 51,391; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 139,824 Older adults in Arizona are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than twice the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Arizona Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.8% of state population in age group, 14.1% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.4% of state population in age group, 29.5% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Arizona's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [5,601,612] Arizona's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [36,354,241] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration ARKANSAS FACT: Adults 65 and older in Arkansas are more than 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Arkansas Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 32% of the residential fire deaths. There were 625 overall residential fire deaths in Arkansas and of those deaths, 199 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Arkansas for adults 65 and older is 1 in 18,182; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 49,687. Older adults in Arkansas are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly 1.5 the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 2.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Arkansas Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.2% of state population in age group, 11.4% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 14.6% of state population in age group, 31.8% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Arkansas's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [3,618,248] Arkansas's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [21,166,824] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration CALIFORNIA FACT: Adults 65 and older in California are more than 5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional California Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 38% of the residential fire deaths. There were 2,131 overall residential fire deaths in California and of those deaths, 813 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in the California for adults 65 and older is 1 in 40,772; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 211,999. Older adults in California are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Exactly 2.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 8.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older California Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 11.9% of state population in age group, 13.2% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 10.6% of state population in age group, 38.2% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. California's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [33,147,396] California's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [279,414,692] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration COLORADO FACT: Adults 65 and older in Colorado are more than 6 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Colorado Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 40% of the residential fire deaths. There were 198 overall residential fire deaths in Colorado and of those deaths, 80 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Colorado for adults 65 and older is 1 in 45,488; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 280,027. Older adults in Colorado are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 5.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Exactly 17.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Colorado Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.5% of state population in age group, 8.6% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 9.9% of state population in age group, 40.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Colorado's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [3,639,057] Colorado's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [33,043,144] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration CONNECTICUT FACT: Adults 65 and older in Connecticut are more than 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Connecticut Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 30% of the residential fire deaths. There were 304 overall residential fire deaths in Connecticut and of those deaths, 92 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Connecticut for adults 65 and older is 1 in 49,914; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 134,834. Older adults in Connecticut are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 85 and older Connecticut Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.0% of state population in age group, 16.8% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.8% of state population in age group, 30.3% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Connecticut's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [4,592,128] Connecticut's s aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [28,584,771] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FACT: Adults 65 and older in the District of Columbia are nearly 5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the District's population. Additional District of Columbia Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 42% of the residential fire deaths. There were 96 overall residential fire deaths in the District of Columbia and of those deaths, 40 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in the District of Columbia for adults 65 and older is 1 in 18,667; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 91,966. Older adults in the District of Columbia are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the District's population: *Nearly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 6 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Are 6.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older District of Columbia Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.0% of state population in age group, 14.6% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.76% of state population in age group, 41.7% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. District of Columbia's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [746.699] District of Columbia's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [5,150,120] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration DELAWARE FACT: Adults 65 and older in Delaware are nearly three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Delaware Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 28% of the residential fire deaths. There were 88 overall residential fire deaths in Delaware and of those deaths, 25 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Delaware for adults 65 and older is 1 in 35,692; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 98,769. Older adults in Delware are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than twice the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Delaware Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.8% of state population in age group, 9.1% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.5% of state population in age group, 28.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Delware's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [892,288] Delware's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [6,222,468] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration FLORIDA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Florida are more than twice times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Florida Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 33% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,479 overall residential fire deaths in Florida and of those deaths, 490 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Florida for adults 65 and older is 1 in 52,522; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 116,452. Older adults in Florida are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Exactly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than twice the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Exactly 3.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Florida Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.3% of state population in age group, 15.8% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 18.3% of state population in age group, 33.1% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Florida's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [25,735,789] Florida's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [115,171,380] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration GEORGIA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Georgia are more than 3.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Georgia Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 29% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,461 overall residential fire deaths in Georgia and of those deaths, 425 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Georgia for adults 65 and older is 1 in 16,680; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 61,595. Older adults in Georgia are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 4 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 6 times the risk for adults 85 and older Georgia Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.7% of state population in age group, 15.5% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 10.0% of state population in age group, 29.1% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Georgia's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [7,089,029] Georgia's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [63,812,321] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration HAWAII FACT: Adults 65 and older in Hawaii made up more than half of the residential fire deaths over a 10-year period. Additional Hawaii Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 51% of the residential fire deaths. There were 41 overall residential fire deaths in Hawaii and of those deaths, 21 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Hawaii for adults 65 and older is 1 in 66,417; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 514,788. Based on the low number of residents ages 65 and older and the low number of overall fire deaths, the data comparison is statistically unreliable. However, the risk of dying in a home fire remains high for those ages 65 and older. Hawaii Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.1% of state population in age group, 7.3% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 11.9% of state population in age group, 51.2% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Hawaii's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [1,394,755] Hawaii's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [10,295,755] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration IDAHO FACT: Adults 65 and older in Idaho are more than 3.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Idaho Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 33% of the residential fire deaths. There were 116 overall residential fire deaths in Idaho and of those deaths, 38 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Idaho for adults 65 and older is 1 in 34,432; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 127,257. Older adults in Idaho are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 7.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Idaho Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.6% of state population in age group, 8.6% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 11.6% of state population in age group, 32.8% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Idaho's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [1,308,430] Idaho's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [9,926,041] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration ILLINOIS FACT: Adults 65 and older in Illinois are 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Illinois Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 26% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,728 overall residential fire deaths in Illinois and of those deaths, 452 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Illinois for adults 65 and older is 1 in 32,641; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 81,236. Older adults in Illinois are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Exactly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Nearly 4 times the risk for adults 85 and older Illinois Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.2% of state population in age group, 12.3% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.5% of state population in age group, 26.2% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Illinois's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [329,256,078] Illinois's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [2,283,740,793] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration INDIANA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Indiana are more than twice times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Indiana Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 26% of the residential fire deaths. There were 878 overall residential fire deaths in Indiana and of those deaths, 224 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Indiana for adults 65 and older is 1 in 32,391; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 77,000. Older adults in Indiana are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than twice the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Indiana Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.7% of state population in age group, 9.6% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.6% of state population in age group, 25.5% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Indiana's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [7,255,641] Indiana's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 50,538,240] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration IOWA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Iowa are more than 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Iowa Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 33% of the residential fire deaths. There were 339 overall residential fire deaths in Iowa and of those deaths, 112 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Iowa for adults 65 and older is 1 in 38,793; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 105,950. Older adults in Iowa are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Exactly 2.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Iowa Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.7% of state population in age group, 13.9% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 15.3% of state population in age group, 33.0% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Iowa's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [4,344,809] Iowa's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [24,050,644] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration KANSAS FACT: Adults 65 and older in Kansas are more than twice as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Kansas Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 27% of the residential fire deaths. There were 362 overall residential fire deaths in Kansas and of those deaths, 97 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Kansas for adults 65 and older is 1 in 36,264; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 83,455. Older adults in Kansas are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Less than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than twice the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Kansas Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.9% of state population in age group, 13.0% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.7% of state population in age group, 26.8% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Kansas's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [3,517,567] Kansas's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [22,115,592] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration KENTUCKY FACT: Adults 65 and older in Kentucky are nearly three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Kentucky Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 29% of the residential fire deaths. There were 818 overall residential fire deaths in Kentucky and of those deaths, 239 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Kentucky for adults 65 and older is 1 in 20,237; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 57,733. Older adults in Kentucky are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Exactly 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Kentucky Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.0% of state population in age group, 12.7% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.6% of state population in age group, 29.2% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Kentucky's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [4,836,643] Kentucky's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [33,427,444] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration LOUISIANA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Louisiana are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Louisana Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 30% of the residential fire deaths. There were 993 overall residential fire deaths in Louisiana and of those deaths, 298 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Louisiana for adults 65 and older is 1 in 16,443; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 55,282. Older adults in Louisiana are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 7 times the risk for adults 85 and older Louisiana Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.9% of state population in age group, 13.2% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 11.3% of state population in age group, 30.0% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Louisiana's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [4,900,127] Louisiana's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [38,421,225] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MAINE FACT: Adults 65 and older in Maine are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Maine Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 34% of the residential fire deaths. There were 173 overall residential fire deaths in Maine and of those deaths, 58 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Maine for adults 65 and older is 1 in 29,654; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 93,029. Older adults in Maine are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Maine Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.0% of state population in age group, 9.8% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.9% of state population in age group, 33.5% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Maine's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [1,719,944] Maine's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [10,698,289] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MARYLAND FACT: Adults 65 and older in Maryland are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Maryland Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 28% of the residential fire deaths. There were 605 overall residential fire deaths in Maryland and of those deaths, 127 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Maryland for adults 65 and older is 1 in 32,149; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 102,367. Older adults in Maryland are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Nearly 5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Maryland Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.6% of state population in age group, 12.2% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 11.1% of state population in age group, 28.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Maryland's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [5,529,692] Maryland's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [44,324,811] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MASSACHUSETTS FACT: Adults 65 and older in Massachusetts are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Massachusetts Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 35% of the residential fire deaths. There were 548 overall residential fire deaths in Massachusetts and of those deaths, 191 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Massachusetts for adults 65 and older is 1 in 44,117; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 147,422. Older adults in Massachusetts are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Exactly 5.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Massachusetts Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.2% of state population in age group, 15.0% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.8% of state population in age group, 34.9% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Massachusetts's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [8,426,437] Massachusetts's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [52,629,798] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MICHIGAN FACT: Adults 65 and older in Michigan are more than twice as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Michigan Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 25% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,540 overall residential fire deaths in Michigan and of those deaths, 383 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Michigan for adults 65 and older is 1 in 30,437; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 72,615. Older adults in Michigan are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Less than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Exactly 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Nearly 4 times the risk for adults 85 and older Michigan Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.4% of state population in age group, 11.4% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.2% of state population in age group, 24.9% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Michigan's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [11,657,441] Michigan's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [84,015,532] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MINNESOTA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Minnesota are nearly three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Minnesota Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 28% of the residential fire deaths. There were 409 overall residential fire deaths in Minnesota and of those deaths, 116 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Minnesota for adults 65 and older is 1 in 49,098; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 136,800. Older adults in Minnesota are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 2.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4 times the risk for adults 85 and older Minnesota Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.6% of state population in age group, 11.0% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.4% of state population in age group, 28.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Minnesota's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [5,695,338] Minnesota's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [40,082,543] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MISSISSIPPI FACT: Adults 65 and older in Mississippi are nearly 4 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Mississippi Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 35% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,025 overall residential fire deaths in Mississippi and of those deaths, 363 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Mississippi for adults 65 and older is 1 in 9,127; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 35,435. Older adults in Mississippi are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 4 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Exactly 9 times the risk for adults 85 and older Mississippi Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.1% of state population in age group, 12.5% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.4% of state population in age group, 35.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Mississippi's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [3,313,110] Mississippi's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [23,457,735] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MISSOURI FACT: Adults 65 and older in Missouri are more than 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Missouri Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 30% of the residential fire deaths. There were 961 overall residential fire deaths in Missouri and of those deaths, 286 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Missouri for adults 65 and older is 1 in 25,799; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 67,615. Older adults in Missouri are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Exactly 4.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Missouri Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.8% of state population in age group, 11.1% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.9% of state population in age group, 29.8% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Missouri's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [7,378,5348] Missouri's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [45,639,987] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration MONTATA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Montana are nearly three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Montata Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 31% of the residential fire deaths. There were 108 overall residential fire deaths in Montana and of those deaths, 33 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Montana for adults 65 and older is 1 in 34,124; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 98,133. Older adults in Montana are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Montana Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.8% of state population in age group, 11.1% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.3% of state population in age group, 30.6% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Montana's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [1,126,105] Montana's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [7,359,981] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NEBRASKA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Nebraska are nearly three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Nebraska Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 32% of the residential fire deaths. There were 145 overall residential fire deaths in Nebraska and of those deaths, 46 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Nebraska for adults 65 and older is 1 in 49,734; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 141,949. Older adults in Nebraska are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Less than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4 times the risk for adults 85 and older Nebraska Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.0% of state population in age group, 5.5% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 14.0% of state population in age group, 31.7% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Nebraska's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [329,256,078] Nebraska's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [2,283,740,793] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NEVADA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Nevada are more than 3.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Nevada Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 32% of the residential fire deaths. There were 129 overall residential fire deaths in Nevada and of those deaths, 41 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Nevada for adults 65 and older is 1 in 40,067; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 149,278. Older adults in Nevada are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 4.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 10 times the risk for adults 85 and older Nevada Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.4% of state population in age group, 14.0% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 11.1% of state population in age group, 31.8% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Nevada's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [1,642,752] Nevada's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [13,136,488] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NEW HAMPSHIRE FACT: Adults 65 and older in New Hampshire made up one-third of residential fire deaths over a 10-year period. Additional New Hampshire Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 35% of the residential fire deaths. There were 98 overall residential fire deaths in New Hampshire and of those deaths, 34 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in New Hampshire for adults 65 and older is 1 in 39,746; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 157,693. Based on the low number of residents ages 65 and older and the low number of overall fire deaths, the data comparison is statistically unreliable. However, the risk of dying in a home fire remains high for those ages 65 and older. New Hampshire Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.0% of state population in age group, 11.2% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 11.8% of state population in age group, 34.7% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. New Hampshire's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [1,351,362] New Hampshire's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [10,092,369] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NEW JERSEY FACT: Adults 65 and older in New Jersey are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional New Jersey Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 34% of the residential fire deaths. There were 882 overall residential fire deaths in New Jersey and of those deaths, 299 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in New Jersey for adults 65 and older is 1 in 35,830; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 118,641. Older adults in New Jersey are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5 times the risk for adults 85 and older New Jersey Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.2% of state population in age group, 15.6% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.4% of state population in age group, 33.9% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. New Jersey's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [10,713,269] New Jersey's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [69,167,448] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NEW MEXICO FACT: Adults 65 and older in New Mexico are nearly 5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional New Mexico Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 38% of the residential fire deaths. There were 173 overall residential fire deaths in New Mexico and of those deaths, 65 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in New Mexico for adults 65 and older is 1 in 27,946; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 136,277. Older adults in New Mexico are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Nearly 6 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 10 times the risk for adults 85 and older New Mexico Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.9% of state population in age group, 13.9% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 11.0% of state population in age group, 37.6% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. New Mexico's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [1,816,499] New Mexico's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [14,717,961] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NEW YORK FACT: Adults 65 and older in New York are 3.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional New York Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 34% of the residential fire deaths. There were 2,317 overall residential fire deaths in New York and of those deaths, 796 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in New York for adults 65 and older is 1 in 29,9473; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 105,113. Older adults in New York are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Nearly twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Exactly 3.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Exactly 6 times the risk for adults 85 and older New York Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.0% of state population in age group, 13.4% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.0% of state population in age group, 34.4% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. New York's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [23,837,855] New York's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [159,876,703] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NORTH CAROLINA FACT: Adults 65 and older in North Carolina are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional North Carolina Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 32% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,393 overall residential fire deaths in North Carolina and of those deaths, 442 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in North Carolina for adults 65 and older is 1 in 19,871; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 65,891. Older adults in North Carolina are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than twice the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *Nearly 6 times the risk for adults 85 and older North Carolina Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.9% of state population in age group, 16.4% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 12.3% of state population in age group, 31.7% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. North Carolina's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [8,783,003] North Carolina's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [62,662,453] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration NORTH DAKOTA FACT: Adults 65 and older in North Dakota are nearly twice as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional North Dakota Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 24% of the residential fire deaths. There were 87 overall residential fire deaths in North Dakota and of those deaths, 21 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in North Dakota for adults 65 and older is 1 in 44,414; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 83,431. Based on the low number of residents ages 65 and older and the low number of overall fire deaths, the data comparison is statistically unreliable. However, the risk of dying in a home fire remains high for those ages 65 and older. North Dakota Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 12.7% of state population in age group, 10.3% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 14.5% of state population in age group, 24.1% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. North Dakota's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [932,688] North Dakota's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [5,506,474] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration OHIO FACT: Adults 65 and older in Ohio are more than twice as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Ohio Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 27% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,302 overall residential fire deaths in Ohio and of those deaths, 349 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Ohio for adults 65 and older is 1 in 41,980; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 101,053. Older adults in Ohio are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *Exactly 2.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4 times the risk for adults 85 and older Ohio Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.9% of state population in age group, 12.1% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.2% of state population in age group, 26.8% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Ohio's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [14,651,043] Ohio's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [96,303,281] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration OKLAHOMA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Oklahoma are more than 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Oklahoma Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 29% of the residential fire deaths. There were 625 overall residential fire deaths in Oklahoma and of those deaths, 181 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Oklahoma for adults 65 and older is 1 in 24,269; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 63,649. Older adults in Oklahoma are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Less than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 3 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4 times the risk for adults 85 and older Oklahoma Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.1% of state population in age group, 12.0% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.5% of state population in age group, 29.0% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Oklahoma's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [4,392,743] Oklahoma's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [28,260,290] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration OREGON FACT: Adults 65 and older in Oregon are nearly three times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Oregon Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 30% of the residential fire deaths. There were 329 overall residential fire deaths in Oregon and of those deaths, 99 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Oregon for adults 65 and older is 1 in 41,970; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 116,018. Older adults in Oregon are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *More than 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 2 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 5.5 times the risk for adults 85 and older Oregon Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.4% of state population in age group, 13.1% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 13.5% of state population in age group, 30.1% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Oregon's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [4,155,062] Oregon's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [26,684,186] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration PENNSYLVANIA FACT: Adults 65 and older in Pennsylvania are 2.5 times as likely to die in a fire as the rest of the state's population. Additional Pennsylvania Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 32% of the residential fire deaths. There were 1,994 overall residential fire deaths in Pennsylvania and of those deaths, 633 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Pennsylvania for adults 65 and older is 1 in 29,859; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 74,997. Older adults in Pennsylvania are at an increased risk of fire death as compared to the rest of the state's population: *Exactly 1.5 times the risk for adults 65 to 74 *More than 2.5 times the risk for adults 75 to 84 *More than 4 times the risk for adults 85 and older Pennsylvania Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 14.3% of state population in age group, 11.6% of state fire deaths in age group. Ages 65 and older: 15.6% of state population in age group, 31.7% of state fire deaths in age group. National Fire Trends (1989-1998) The fire death rate for all Americans ages 65 and older is more than 3 times the national average, and it rises as they get older. Adults ages 65 to 74 are nearly twice as likely to die in a home fire as the rest of the population. Adults ages 75 to 84 are nearly 4 times as likely, and after age 85 the rate rises to more than 5 times as likely. Every year, approximately 1,100 adults ages 65 and older die from residential fires. Adults Ages 50 to 64 Adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are approaching the high-risk group. From 1989 to 1998, 4,761 adults 50 to 64 years old died from residential fires. This group accounted for 13% of the population and the fire deaths. Their fire death rate will increase with age. Pennsylvania's aggregated population, 1989-1998, 65 and older [18,900,993] Pennsylvania's aggregated population, 1989-1998, under age 65 [102,070,376] Source: Residential fire death and population data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2002). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. ICD-9 Codes: E890-E899 and place of accident: home. Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths are considered by the National Center for Health Statistics to be statistically unreliable. Note: A 10-year span of data is presented to more accurately depict the risk of residential fire death in a given state. CDC data was drawn from 1989 through 1998, using the International Classification of Disease-9th Revision coding method. The ICD-9 codes include code sets for types of disease, injuries, and poisonings as well as external cause of injury (E codes). Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: NCHS Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. Bureau of Census for population estimates. PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus Sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration RHODE ISLAND FACT: Adults 65 and older in Rhode Island made up nearly one-third of the residential fire deaths over a 10-year period. Additional Rhode Island Fire Facts: From 1989 to 1998, adults 65 and older made up 28% of the residential fire deaths. There were 79 overall residential fire deaths in Rhode Island and of those deaths, 22 were adults 65 and older. The risk of fire death in Rhode Island for adults 65 and older is 1 in 69,505; for the population under age 65, it is 1 in 151,314. Based on the low number of residents ages 65 and older and the low number of overall fire deaths, the data comparison is statistically unreliable. However, the risk of dying in a home fire remains high for those ages 65 and older. Rhode Island Older Adult Population vs. Residential Fire Chart Deaths by Age Group (1989-1998) Ages 50 to 64: 13.2% of state po