Through November 20, 2009

1,358 residential fire fatalities (non-arson) have been compiled by the Quick Response Program this year.

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Residential Fire Fatalities in the News

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


Friday, November 20

3 dead
Chaparral, NM (El Paso, TX) – A 20-year-old mother, her 14-month-old daughter, and 17-year-old brother were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Hope Mills, NC (Raleigh — Durham, NC) – A man was killed in a home fire. An electrical malfunction caused the fire.
1 dead
Independence, KY (Cincinnati, OH) – A 73-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Peoria, IL – A 55-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Please contact news media in the vicinity where the fatal fire occurred. USFA does not have any additional information other than what is listed on this page.

Thursday, November 19

1 dead
Van Nuys, CA (Los Angeles, CA) – An 65-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Vernal, UT (Salt Lake City, UT) – A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Houston, TX – A woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Wednesday, November 18

2 dead
Farmington, NM (Albuquerque, NM) – A man and a woman were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The home had no working smoke alarms.
1 dead
Philadelphia, PA – An 85-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Mobley, WV (Wheeling, WV Ð Steubenville, OH) – A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Tuesday, November 17

4 dead
Bridgeport, CT (New York, NY) – A 22-year-old mother and her three children ages, five and four-year-old twins were killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2 dead
Macon, GA – Two children, ages 12 and four-years-old were killed in a home fire. A small space heater started the fire.
1 dead
Bardstown, KY(Louisville, KY) – A man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Monday, November 16

2 dead
Belvidere, SD (Rapid City, SD) – Two people were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2 dead
Tamarac, FL (Miami - Fort Lauderdale, FL) – A man and woman in their 20s were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2 dead
Niagara Falls, NY (Buffalo, NY) – A 34-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter were killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by an unattended cooking.
1 dead
New York, NY – A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Port Richey, FL (Tampa - St. Petersburg, FL) – An eight-year-old boy was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Cairo, GA (Tallahassee, FL - Thomasville, GA) – A man was killed in a mobile home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1 dead
Bluefield, VA – A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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About Quick Response

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.

Residential Fire Fatalities Compiled through Quick Response

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