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| Author | : U. S. Fire Administration |
| Publisher | : FEMA |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2013-03-08 |
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This report delineates the fire risk factors and presents the statistics regarding the fire problem among the elderly in the United States.
| Author | : U.s. Department of Homeland Security |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 2013-10 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9781492944003 |
In the summer of 2004, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) launched its most comprehensive and intensive public fire education campaign for elderly Americans. A FIRE SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR PEOPLE 50^'PLUS provides detailed fire prevention information to assist fire departments and other USFA partners in mitigating the risk of fire fatalities and injuries among the 50 and over population. This report, Fire and the Older Adult, analyzes the fire risk to persons aged 65 and older as a complement to that campaign. The report provides an extensive review of the fire situation for older adults in the United States and evaluates fire risk factors and risks of fire injury and fatality among that population group. On average, more than 1,000 Americans aged 65 years and older die each year in home fires and more than 2,000 are injured. In 2001 alone, 1,250 older adults died as the result of fire incidents. Moreover, the elderly are 2.5 times more likely to die in a residential fire than the rest of the population. With the U.S. Census Bureau predicting that increases in the senior population will continue to outpace increases in the overall population, the elderly fire problem will undoubtedly grow in importance. After offering an overview of the U.S. demographics of the 65 and older population, this report discusses how physical, emotional, social, economic, and residential factors have unique impacts on seniors.
| Author | : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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| Total Pages | : 9 |
| Release | : 2013 |
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The expanding older adult population may require ever-increasing amounts of public services, health care, and additional services. Of particular importance to fire and emergency medical services (EMS) is finding a way to accommodate a vastly increased demand for services from an already large and continually growing segment of the population--a group that is at a much higher fire risk than the rest of the population. Older adults represent one of the highest fire-risk populations in the United States. As a result of progressive degeneration in physical, cognitive, and emotional capabilities, older adults present unique challenges in terms of fire protection, prevention, and safety. Complications associated with aging increase the likelihood that an elderly person will accidentally start a fire and, at the same time, reduce his or her chances of surviving it. Older adults experience a disproportionate share of fire deaths; in 2007, older adults (aged 65 and older) represented 13 percent of the U.S. population but suffered more than 30 percent of all fire deaths. Additionally, the relative risk of individuals aged 65 and older dying in a fire is 2.6 times greater than that of the general population where the relative risk equals 1.0. There is more of a risk of fire death as age increases. The relative risk for adults ages 65 to 74 is 1.9 but soars to 4.4 for those older than 84. As the Nation's older adult population grows, the fire death toll will likely rise in direct proportion to that growth unless measures are taken to ameliorate the risks associated with this group. The fire safety community must address the fire safety needs of older adults or be faced with the potential of a severe public health problem.
| Author | : United States Fire Administration |
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| Total Pages | : 12 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Dwellings |
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| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 2014 |
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As we identify a growing older population across the country, the frequency and risk of fire-related incidents to this demographic is also on the rise. The problem is the Delta Township Fire Department (DTFD) had not evaluated the risk to adults age 65 and older becoming injured or killed as a result of cooking fires. The purpose of this research is to determine if older adults in Delta Township have an increased risk of injury or death as a result of a cooking fire, and if so, implement strategies to reduce this risk. For this research project three questions will be addressed. Are there high-risk population areas of adults 65 and older residing in Delta Township who could benefit from the outcome of this research? What are the top three causes of injury or death to the adults 65 and older involving cooking fires? What are three proven risk reduction measures that can be implemented for reducing injury or death to this high risk group? These research questions were researched through visits to and group discussions at local senior apartment communities. An on-line survey was sent to fire departments around the country to gather a different perspective on the subject. Statistical data was collected and analyzed from the Delta Township Fire Department National Fire Incident Run System (NFIRS), U.S. Factfinder census information as well as national injury and fatality data through Center for Disease Control (CDC). Other national data banks such as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of Michigan web sites were also used. The results showed Delta Township is following along with the national trend of a growing older adult population. And Delta Township does have several communities that house older adults who could potentially be at a higher risk of injury or death due to cooking related fires. Recommendations from this research project are: continue to support public education about the risk for cooking fires; establish department SOG's and policies to address education and prevention; educate department personnel on the topic; and continually improve building inspections on the communities identified as well as future projects.
