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2012 BUREAU OF FIRE INVESTIGATION – BFI 2012
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http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/pdf/publications/bfi_annual_rep/2012/2012_annual_final.pdf
Noting that
the 2012 BFI does not refer to Superstorm Sandy, these are some highlights:
FIRE FATALITIES <2007 – 2012> NYC
#440
Bronx 85 19%
Brooklyn 142 32%=HIGHEST FIRE FATALITIES 2007 – 2012
Manhattan 86 20%
Queens 98 22%
Staten Is. 29 7%
FIRE
FATALITIES 2012 – NYC #58
RACE/ETHNICITY – AfricanAmerican►21…36% +Hispanic►14…7%
= TOTAL#37…64%
STRUCTURE – Multiple Dwelling Residential►32…55%
▬▬ Commercial+MD/PD Dwelling = TOTAL#53…91%
AGE – 01-19►4…7% – LaborForce20-59►25…43% – 60-90+►29…50%
GENDER – Female►24…41%
– Male►34…59%
Cause Electrical ►15…26%
Smoke Detector NOT
Working ►10…17%
Fire Season – Jan.►11
+ Feb.►12 +Dec.►8 = TOTAL#31…53%
Time – hourMid►7 +hour5am►7
= TOTAL#14…12% ▬▬ Day Tour►17…29% – Night Tour►41…71%
FIRE FATALITIES Bronx 18 31% CB08 4 7%
Brooklyn 16 28% CB01 3 5%
Manhattan 9 16% CB12 2 3%
Queens 12 21% CB12 3 5%
Staten Is. 3 5% CB01 2 3%.
TOTAL 58 TOTAL 14 14%
FIRE INJURIES <2007 – 2012> NYC #4894
Bronx 1027 21%
Brooklyn 1460 30%=HIGHEST FIRE INJURIES 2007 – 2012
Manhattan 1058 22%
Queens 1123 23%
Staten Is. 226 5%
FIRE
INJURIES 2012 – NYC #853
RACE/ETHNICITY
– AfricanAmerican►224…29% +Hispanic►257…30% = TOTAL#501…59%
STRUCTURE
– Multiple Dwelling Residential►552…61% ▬▬ Commercial+MD/PD Dwelling = TOTAL
#794…93%
AGE
– 01‑19►152…18% – LaborForce20‑59►421…49% – 60‑90+►180…21% – Unknown►100…12%
GENDER
– Female►445…52% – Male►406…48%
Cause
Electrical 294…34%
Smoke
Detector NOT Working 112…13%
Fire
Season – Jan.►68 + Feb.►108 +Dec.►76 = TOTAL#252…30%
Fire
Season – Jan.►68 + Feb.►108 +Dec.►76 +Nov.►91 = TOTAL #343…40%
Time
– hourNoon►62 +hour9pm►57 = TOTAL#119…14% ▬▬ Day Tour►334…39% – Night Tour►519…61%
FIRE INJURIES Bronx 186 22% CB05 29 3%
Brooklyn 199 23%=Highest CB04 23 3%
Manhattan 219 26% CB03 27 3%
Queens 218 26% CB12 37 4%
Staten Is. 31 4% CB01 19 2%
TOTAL 853 TOTAL 135 16%
ACCIDENTAL
FIRES – ALL NYC #2619 – Brooklyn #864 +Queens
#620 = TOTAL #1347…51%
ACCIDENTAL FIRES Bronx 483 18% CB12 78 3%
Brooklyn 864 33%=Highest CB05 78 3%
Manhattan 514 20% CB08 57 2%
Queens 620 24% CB12 96 4%
Staten Is. 138 5% CB01 67 3%
TOTAL 2619 TOTAL 376 14%
BFI 2012 DOES NOT MENTION
SANDY’S IMPACT
ON FDNY RESPONSES OR FIRES
(example Breezy Point).
Compared 2012 and 2011:
Structural
Occupied Building
|
Structural
Vacant Building
|
Structural
SubTotal
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Auto & Transit
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Other
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TOTAL
Accidental Fires
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BFI 2012 Sandy?
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2361
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20
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2381
|
100
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138
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2619
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-2321
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-19
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-2340
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-105
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-124
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-2569
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CHANGE Sandy?
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40
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1
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41
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-5
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14
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50
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INCENDIARY –
Arson FIRES – ALL NYC #1947 ▬▬ BFI TOTAL ARRESTS #453
ARSON BOROUGH OCCUPIED
BUILDING OCCUPIED
BUILDING
Bronx 484 25% Bronx 348 29% CB01 70 6%
Brooklyn 688 35%=Highest Brooklyn 416 34%=Highest CB05 45 4%
Manhattan 323 17% Manhattan 248 21% CB11 59 5%
Queens 338 17% Queens 143 12% CB12 30 2%
Staten
Is. 114 6% Staten
Is. 53 4% CB01 35 3%
TOTAL 1947 TOTAL 1208 62% TOTAL 239 20%
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