This slide will show that the majority of people die while sleeping (Andrea and Julie died sleeping from smoke inhalation). The second cause is trying to escape. Overwhelming people die from smoke inhalation. As you know very few people die from getting burned alive. We should be able to reason that sometimes people are intimate with the fire and no smoke alarm can protect them. When we need a smoke detector the most is when we are sleeping.
Activity at Time of Victim’s Fatal Injury by Smoke Alarm Presence and Operation
in Home Structure Fires Reported in Version 5.0 of NFIRS 1999-2001 Annual Averages
Note: Percentages were calculated on known data only
Source: National estimates based on NFIRS and NFPA survey
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