NFPA fact sheet things on home heating fires. You Should Know About Home Heating Fires In 2005, U.S. fire departments responded to 62,200 home structure fires that involved heating equipment. These fires caused:

• 670 civilian fire deaths
• 1,550 civilian fire injuries
• $909 million in direct property damage
• Nearly half (44%) of all home heating fires occurred in December, January and February in 2002–2005.
• Heating equipment fires accounted for 16% of all reported home fires in 2005 (second behind cooking) and...