The U.S. Fire Administration is offering the latest edition of Fire in the United States on its Web site. This 14th edition of the report, which covers the 10-year period from 1995 to 2004, focuses on the national fire problem and provides an overview of the fire problem in structures, vehicles and other mobile properties, and outside and other properties. The purpose of the report is to aid the fire service, media and general public with fire loss information that can be used to set priorities, establish and evaluate specific fire programs, and serve as a guide for fire data analyses at the state and local levels.

This edition is organized differently from previous editions. Detailed analyses of the residential and non-residential structure fire problems will be published as stand-alone reports. Data on firefighter casualties are now published in two separate documents: the annual Firefighter Fatalities in the United States and the new Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries in 2004, to be released at a later date.

To download the report, visit www.usfa.dhs.gov.