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KITCHEN FIRES The Most Common Type of Fire in The U.S. Is The Kitchen Fire. The

Classifications of fires include Class A, B, C, D and K fires which involve different flammable materials and require specific approaches to fight. The most common fires in the US are kitchen fires, often caused by grease which can spread quickly, and electrical fires sometimes due to faulty wiring or appliances. Other common fire types are from heaters in winter, and smoking-related fires which cause 1000 deaths annually from ignited furniture, bedding or trash.

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KITCHEN FIRES The Most Common Type of Fire in The U.S. Is The Kitchen Fire. The

Classifications of fires include Class A, B, C, D and K fires which involve different flammable materials and require specific approaches to fight. The most common fires in the US are kitchen fires, often caused by grease which can spread quickly, and electrical fires sometimes due to faulty wiring or appliances. Other common fire types are from heaters in winter, and smoking-related fires which cause 1000 deaths annually from ignited furniture, bedding or trash.

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Classification of Fires

Fires can be classified in five different ways depending on the agent that fuels
them: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class K. Each type of fire
involves different flammable materials and requires a special approach. In
fact, trying to fight a blaze with the wrong method might make the situation
worse.

KITCHEN FIRES The most common type of fire in the U.S. is the kitchen fire. The
reason that the kitchen is the source of many fire hazards is because the kitchen is
where heat, electricity, water, and grease come together.
 The most common type of kitchen fire is the grease fire. A grease fire is extremely
dangerous as it can get out of control quickly and spread from the stove
throughout the kitchen and into other rooms of the house.

ELECTRICAL FIRES 

Electrical fires are caused by a number of different factors, including faulty


appliances, worn or faulty electrical wiring, improper use of electrical outlets and
worn out breaker boxes.
 
Older homes often do not have the proper wiring to handle the amount of electrical
appliances in use today. Often old wiring inside walls becomes frayed or worn,
causing shorts and sparks that can ignite.

HEATER FIRES 

This type of fire is particularly common in the winter months. Portable heaters
should always have automatic shutoffs that activate when they overheat as a fire
precaution.

SMOKING-RELATED FIRES 

Fires caused by cigarettes account for 1,000 deaths in the U.S. every year. Many
times the smoker is not the person who dies.
 
Most smoking fires are started by embers igniting on furniture, bedding and trash
cans. Smokers should always be sure cigarettes are completely extinguished before
emptying ashtrays into the trash.
 

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