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McKinney Fire Department Recognition by the Texas Fire Sprinkler Coalition
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• The Texas Fire Sprinkler Coalition recently honored the McKinney Fire Department (MFD) for promoting fire sprinkler activations via the media. MFD was recognized for receiving the highest number of sprinkler activations, seventeen (17) in total out of the 149 reported in Texas for 2017.
• The Texas Fire Sprinkler Coalition is dedicated to promoting the installation of fire sprinklers in homes. The coalition is a resource for information on home fire sprinklers and, through a cooperative effort with stakeholders, works to identify and overcome barriers to the recognition of sprinklers as a critical component of home fire safety.
• In 2016, there were 1,342,000 fires reported in the U.S. These fires caused:
• 3,390 civilian deaths,
• 14,650 civilian injuries, and
• $10.6 billion in property damage
• In 2016, fire departments responded to the following:
• A fire every 24 seconds.
• One structure fire was reported every 66 seconds.
• One home structure fire was reported every 90 seconds.
• One civilian fire injury was reported every 34 minutes.
• One civilian fire death occurred every 2 hours and 35 minutes.
• One outside and other fire was reported every 48 seconds.
• One highway vehicle fire was reported every 3 minutes and 2 seconds.