2009年,美国消防部门共扑救134.85万起火灾,比上年下降7.1%,是1977年以来最少的年份。其中建筑火灾48.05万起,车辆火灾21.9万起,户外火灾64.9万起。火灾共造成3010人死亡、17050人受伤,直接财产损失125.31亿美元。平均每23秒有1个消防队出动灭火,每66秒发生1起建筑火灾,每84 In 2009, the U.S. fire department saved 1,348,500 fires, a 7.1% drop from the previous year, the fewest since 1977. Among them, there were 485,000 building fires, 219,000 vehicle fires and 649,000 outdoor fires. A total of 3010 people were killed and 17050 were injured in the fire, with direct property damage of 12.531 billion U.S. dollars. An average of one fire brigade dispatched to extinguish fire every 23 seconds, one building fire every 66 seconds, every 84