Reports: State saw fewest deaths from fire in 2012
by MBJ Staff
Published: January 9,2013
Tags: dead, death, fatality, fire, fire marshall, firefighter, firefighting, home, house, report, state agency
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Based on preliminary reports the total number of 2012 fire deaths in Mississippi was 62, down from 80 fire deaths in 2011, according to a release from the State Fire Marshall’s Office.
Commissioner of Insurance/State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney said that is the lowest number of fire deaths recorded in a single year since the office has been keeping records.
Since 2009, Mississippi’s fire death rate per year has been reduced by 35.76 percent.
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