Statistics to share

12/6/2013 (Permalink)

Based on 2006-2010 annual averages:

• Unattended cooking was by far the leading contributing factor in home cooking fires.


• Two-thirds (67%) of home cooking fires started with the ignition of food or other cooking materials.


• Clothing was the item first ignited in less than 1% of these fires, but these incidents accounted for 16% of the cooking fire deaths.


• Ranges accounted for the largest share (58%) of home cooking fire incidents. Ovens accounted for 16%.


• Three of every five (57%) reported non-fatal home cooking fire injuries occurred when the victims tried to fight the fire themselves.


• Frying poses the greatest risk of fire.

Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires.