FDNY Annual Statistics

Thank you very much Ray - Great job done

Thank you also to Retired FDNY Dispatcher Herbie Eysser and Jim Griffiths author of FDNY Operational Reference Book for providing us with this huge listing of numbers for the FDNY.

Looking at the chart, fires and serious fires peaked out in 1975 and 1976 - the busiest of the FDNY War Years.
 
Interestingly comparing 2024 to 2025 total Alarms emergency maliciousb false alarms and civilian deaths are down fires and serious fires are up
 
I think With the introduction and then mandated production and sale in early 2000’s(?) cigarettes that “self extinguish” if not actively puffing on them helped to start lowering civilian deaths.
How many jobs Were started by someone smoking in bed or a chair and falling asleep? Seemed to be quite common

Also had change of many people not smoking anymore in their houses and apartments would go outside or give it up entirely.

Many people are fully aware of the need for working smoke detectors. Given out for free in NYC. Prices were reasonable for a simple smoke detector bit seem to be increasing if they’re a combination detector like a smoke and CO. Give everyone a chance to escape.

Now many houses and apartments seem to be packed with combustibles. Oversized furniture. Plastic everything. Buying in bulk sizes of everything at stores, paper towels, etc..
let alone all the electronics, extension cords, power strips, rechargeable everything.
Things can get going and rapidly extend and a warning from a smoke detector may not be enough for the time needed to escape

My 2 cents…
 
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