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• Estimated number of U.S. fire departments in 2007: 30,185
• Estimated number of stations in the United States for 2005-2007: 51,950
• A fire department responds to a fire in the United States every 20.0 seconds

The Overall U.S. Fire Picture - 2007

• There were 3,430 civilians that lost their lives as the result of fire.
• There were 17,675 civilian injuries that occurred as the result of fire.
• There were 118 firefighters killed while on duty.
• Fire killed more Americans than all natural disasters combined.
• 84 percent of all civilian fire deaths occurred in residences.
• There were an estimated 1.6 million fires in 2007.
• Direct property loss due to fires was estimated at $14.6 billion.
• An estimated 32,500 intentionally set structure fires resulted in 295 civilian deaths.
• Intentionally set structure fires resulted in an estimated $733 million in property damage.
• Fire department types: Career (7.5%), Mostly Career (5.8%), Mostly Volunteer (16.5%), All Volunteer (70.1%)
• 13% of all departments are career or mostly career and protect 62% of the U.S. population
• 87% of fire departments are volunteer or mostly volunteer and protect 38% of the population
  
• There are an estimated 68,050 pumpers and 6,750 aerial apparatus in the United States for 2005-2007
  (Source: U.S. Fire Administration.)

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