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Topical Fire Report Series: Heating Fires in Residential Buildings (2017-2019)

This report describes the characteristics of all heating fires in residential buildings reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System for 2017-2019. Although trending downward since the early 1980's, heating fires remained the second leading cause of residential building fires.

Topical Fire Report Series: Multifamily Residential Building Fires (2017-2019)

The residential building portion of the fire problem is of great national importance, as it accounts for the vast majority of civilian casualties. This report describes the characteristics of multifamily residential building fires reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System for 2017-2019.

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