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The Maine State Fire Burden

The following graphs outline Maine's fire burden in terms of the count of fires, fire related hospital discharges (injuries), fire deaths, and total dollar loss for property and contents destroyed in fire. The full fire burden would encompass the total economic and social cost of these four basic loss measures combined.

Fire Fatality in Maine, 1950 - 2011

Fires in Maine, 2005 - 2010

Fire Injury in Maine, 2004 - 2009

Property Loss to Fire in Maine, 2005 - 2010

 

 

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