Through February 5, 2010

286 residential fire fatalities (non-arson) have been compiled by the Quick Response Program this year.

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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:

Friday, February 5

1 dead: Lake Jackson, TX (Houston, TX) – A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Sitka, AK (Juneau, AK) – A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Anaheim Hills, CA (Los Angeles, CA) – A 75-year-old man succumbed to injuries sustained in a retirement home apartment fire on Tuesday, 1/12. A sprinkler system contained the fire to one unit. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Union City, NJ (New York, NY) – A woman was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Beaumont, TX (Port Arthur, TX) – A 66-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by careless smoking.
1 dead: Marietta, GA (Atlanta, GA) – A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Dayton, OH – A 72-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Cypress, TX (Houston, TX) – An elderly woman was killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by an overloaded extension cord.
1 dead: Merion, PA (Philadelphia, PA) – A 64-year-old man was killed in a home fire. Officials believe the fire was caused by careless smoking.

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Thursday, February 4

5 dead: Bella Vista, AR (Fort Smith, AR) – A husband, wife and their three children were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2 dead: Ensley, AL (Birmingham, AL) – A 96-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Goldsboro, NC (Raleigh – Durham, NC) – A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Houston, TX – An 89-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. Officials believe the fire was caused by an overloaded extension cord.
1 dead: Ada, OK – A 14-year-old boy was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Green Sea, SC (Florence – Myrtle Beach, SC) – A person was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: St. Louis, MO - A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Newington, CT (Hartford – New Haven, CT) – A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Boulder, CO (Denver, CO) – A man was killed in an apartment fire. The mattress the victim was lying on was smoldering. The fire did not spread outside of the mattress. The victim was known to be a smoker. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Wednesday, February 3

3 dead: Hampton, VA (Norfolk, VA) – A nine-month-old infant, and two toddlers ages, two and three-years-old were killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2 dead: Melba, ID (Boise, ID) – Two sisters, believed to be in their 30s or 40s, were killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Marysville, OH (Columbus, Ohio) – A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Fort Payne, AL (Huntsville, AL) – A person was killed in a home fire. Officials believe a space heater located too close to furniture caused the fire.
1 dead: Washington County, VA (Washington, DC) – A man was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Pitman, NJ (Philadelphia, PA) – A 61-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Haverford, PA (Philadelphia, PA) – A 64-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. Officials believe the fire was caused by the victim smoking in bed.
1 dead: Denham Springs, LA (Baton Rouge, LA) – A 70-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The home had no working smoke alarms.
1 dead: Burwell, NE (Lincoln, NE) – A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: DeKalb, GA (Atlanta, GA) – A man was killed in a home fire. Officials believe a space heater may have caused the fire.
1 dead: Seattle, WA – A 17-year-old boy was killed in a home fire. The cause of the home fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Detroit, MI – A 41-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Big Spring, TX (Odessa – Midland, TX) – A 61-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Tuesday, February 2

1 dead: Tulsa, OK – An 81-year-old man succumbed from injuries sustained in a home fire that occurred Friday, 1/29. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Ridgeland, MS (Jackson, MS) – An 88-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Alamance County, NC (Greensboro – Winston Salem, NC) – A woman was killed in home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Detroit, MI – An 82-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Brazoria County, TX (Houston, TX) – An elderly woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Tate County, MS – An 86-year-old woman was killed in a manufactured home fire. Officials believe a space heater may have caused the fire.
1 dead: St. Paul, MN – A 49-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Lisle, IL (Chicago, IL) – An 80-year-old man was killed in a manufactured home fire. The fire was caused by the victim smoking while receiving oxygen.
1 dead: Port Jefferson, NY (New York, NY) – A 52-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Accokeek, MD (Washington, DC) – A woman in her 60s was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The home had no working smoke alarms.
1 dead: Pontotoc County, OK (Oklahoma City, OK) – A 72-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The kitchen stove caused the fire.

Monday, February 1

2 dead: Gunnison, CO (Denver, CO) – A 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2 dead: Catonsville, MD (Baltimore, MD) – Two adults were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Canton, OH (Cleveland, OH) – A 38-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Howard County, TX (Dallas - Fort Worth, TX) – A 61-year-old man was killed in a home fire. Officials believe a cigarette caused the fire.
1 dead: Louisville, MS (Columbus, MS) – A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Lake Conroe, TX (Houston, TX) – A person was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Canarsie, NY (New York, NY) – A person was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Carlton, GA (Greenville, SC – Asheville, NC) – An 88-year-old man was killed in home fire. The cause of the fire appears to be electrical in nature.
1 dead: Richlands, VA (Bluefield - Beckley, WV) – A 49-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Mount Morris Township, MI (Flint, MI) – A man was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: West Tisbury, MA (Boston, MA) – A 63-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Gray Court, SC (Greenville, SC – Asheville, NC) – A 45-year-old man was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Sacramento, CA – A 50-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Perth Amboy, NJ (New York, NY) – A 65-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Sioux Falls, SD – A 68-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Temple City, CA (Los Angeles, CA) – An 86-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead: Frederick, MD (Washington, DC) – A 69-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire. The fire was caused by careless smoking. Officials believe the smoke alarm was not working.

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Information on residential fire fatalities is compiled for the USFA's Quick Response Program from a daily Google search of news media reports throughout the country. The primary purpose of the Quick Response program is to distribute fire safety and prevention materials through the news media and fire departments in the local area affected by the fire.

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