Fire Safety

The number of civilian deaths from fire in South Carolina ranged from a high of 179 in 1989 to a low of 60 in 2007. Generally, there has been a decreasing trend in civilian fire deaths since 1989 (Figure 7).

Total fire incidents in the city over the past five years are illustrated in Figure 8.

 

 

Table 12 provides data relative to property lost to fire and saved through city fire intervention services.