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Fire in the
United States
The U.S. has one of the highest fire death
rates in the industrialized world. About 5,000 people die
every year in this country as the result of fire, and another
25,500 are injured.
About 100 firefighters are killed
annually in duty-related incidents. Each year, fire kills more
Americans than all natural disasters combined. Fire is the
third leading cause of accidental death in the home; at least 80
percent of all fire deaths occur in residences.
More than 2 million fires are
reported each year. Many others go unreported, causing additional
injuries and property loss. Direct property loss due to fires
is estimated at $9.4 billion annually.
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Fire Prevention and
Safety Tips
Are you and your family prepared? Please visit our
Fire
Safety and Prevention Page
Smoke Detectors
It is estimated that over 40
percent of residential fires and three-fifths of residential
fatalities occur in homes with no smoke alarms. In the early
1970’s, the cost of protecting a three bedroom home with
professionally installed alarms was approximately $l000; today the
cost of owner-installed alarms in the same house has come down to as
little as $10 per alarm, or less than $50 for the entire home. Please visit our
smoke
detector page to learn more about this life saving device.
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Carbon Monoxide
Detectors
The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)
reports that approximately 200 people per year are killed by
accidental CO poisoning with an additional 5000 people injured.
Please visit our
Carbon
Monoxide Detector Page
to learn more.
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Fire Safety For Children
In North America, children die or are seriously
hurt in fires twice as often as adults. Teach your children the
importance of fire safety at an early age. Please visit our
Fire
Safety for Children Page to learn more.
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Lynbrook Fire Department
Speakers Bureau
The Lynbrook Fire
Department has a speakers bureau that is available on request by any
organization, school or association in the village. This bureau can
provide a speaker covering such topics but not limited to: Fire
Prevention and Safety, EMS Education and Baby Sitting Safety. You can
request a guest speaker for your organization by calling 599-1410.
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Fire Inspection
of
Commercial & Residential Properties-
The Lynbrook Fire Department is charged with the
responsibility of inspecting commercial establishments in the village
for fire safety code violations. The Lynbrook F.D. will also inspect
residential homes at the owners request. There are no fees for inspections. You may contact our fire inspectors office by filling out the form
below or calling 599-1410, be sure to leave a message if the office is
unoccupied and someone will return your call shortly.
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Contact
The Fire Prevention Office
To request an inspection, report a potential
fire hazard, make a comment regarding fire inspections, or
request a guest speaker, call 516-599-1410.
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Source
of the Facts and statistics on this page is the USFA
Revised:
14 Jul 2008 14:48:52 -0500
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