Fire Caused by Kids Playing With Fire in DeFuniak Springs Home?

4/13/2022 (Permalink)

We restore fire damage 24-hours a day in Okaloosa County.

Our local team in Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, and Chipley has been restoring fire damage in DeFuniak Springs for over twenty years. We have seen fire damage caused by many different reasons. It is never too early to teach children about fire safety, and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers some great resources to help kids learn about fire safety. For more information, please visit Sparky the Fire Dog’s® website at www.Sparky.org.

NFPA statistics on “playing with fire” incidents

• Fire departments responded to an estimated annual average of 8,100 structure fires caused by playing with fire in 2014-1018.  These fires resulted in an estimated 50 civilian deaths, 450 civilian injuries, and $143 million in direct property damage each year.
• In 2014-2018, playing with fire is estimated to have caused 4,960 home structure fires each year, with associated losses of 50 civilian deaths, 398 civilian injuries, and $112 in direct property damage each year. The bedroom was the most common area of origin for home fires involving playing with fire, accounting for one-third (34%) of the total.
• More than four of five home structure fires caused by playing with fire were started by children ten years of age or younger

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DeFuniak Springs residents and commercial businesses can rely on our local team in Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, and Chipley to restore fire damage, “Like it never even happened.”  Call us today at 850-772-0686.

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