Direct property loss due to fires in the U.S., regardless of the cause, was estimated at $11.3 billion for 2006. That year, 3,245 civilians lost their lives as the result of fire, according to the NFPA.
In 2006 there were a total of 524,000 structure fires in the U.S, 412,500 of those were residential fires. The ISOs Property Claim Services estimates that fire losses associated with homeowners insurance claims (including FAIR Plans) accounted for 43 percent of total fire losses in 2006. I'm sure with a little effort and search of NFPA and ISO sites more current info is available.(If my math is right about 4.86 Billion in 2006 using total from NFPA and 43% from ISO.) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Henke Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: $7b/yr rebuild market Where did the header for this message come from? Is the home rebuilding market really &7 Billion a year? I would like to have proof of the size of the rebuild market. The HBA is not concerned about the safety of the general public, they want to make sure they protect their recurring revenue stream. The HBA has a vested interest in homes burning down. Without sprinklers the home burns to the ground and they get a complete rebuild. With sprinklers typically you get the restoration team to clean up, maybe some new carpet, a few pieces of drywall and paint, this is a home remodeler job. Sprinklers don't price people out of a house. If a particular market segment only supports $200,000 houses then that's the price they will sell for. Without sprinklers they will have granite counter tops or hardwood floors or vaulted ceilings. With sprinklers they will have Formica counters or carpet. They will sell for $200,000 either way. The site below allows you to look at the most common and most expensive insurance claims in residential occupancies by zip code. I put in all the zip codes around me and the most common claim is usually weather, the most expensive is always fire. http://www.allstate.com/landingpages/common_and_costly_claims.aspx I know most insurance companies will offer up to a 10% discount for sprinklers but I think we need to work with the insurance companies more to point out how much money they could save if they required sprinklers in new homes before they would insure them. We also need to keep pointing out the hypocrisy and greed of the HBA. Regards, mike Mike Henke CET Sprinkler Product Manager 1-800-325-3936 314-595-6740 Direct www.pottersignal.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: $7b/yr rebuild market Even better! Buy the editor a drink and send me the bill. On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Jim Kettler <[email protected]> wrote: > FWIW - that was the opinion piece from the newspaper editorial board, it was NOT a letter to the paper. > > Jim K. > > > > James M. Kettler, EFO, CFPS > Director of Building and Codes/Fire Marshal > Buckingham Township > PO Box 413 > 4613 Hughesian Drive > Buckingham, PA 18912 > 215-794-8836 > www.buckinghampa.org > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: $7b/yr rebuild market > > If you wrote this editorial I'll buy you a drink next time.... If > someone else buy him a drink and send me the bill. > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 8:17 AM, George Church <[email protected]> wrote: >> Intelligencer Editorial, Doylestown, Pa 3-9-11 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. 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