home fire causes

Here's a breakdown of the leading causes of fire:

Cooking equipment: 42 percent or 157,038
Heating equipment: 17 percent or 63,563
Intentional: 8 percent or 29,912
Electrical distribution and lighting equipment: 6 percent or 22,434
Smoking materials: 5 percent or 18,695
Clothes dryer or washer: 4 percent or 14,956
Candle: 3 percent or 11,217
Exposure to other fire: 3 percent or 11,217
Playing with heat source: 2 percent or 7,478


Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/gilbert/common-causes-of-house-fires-include-kitchen-appliances-dryer#ixzz2WJ6Ch8Q2





Kitchens are the leading area of origin for home structure fires (42%) and civilian home fire injuries (38%).

So.... how do you design a safer kitchen?
google this...
cooking stoves in alcove photos.
Could put the whole stove in an alcove that is fire retardant (stone/brick/tile/...)
And have it known from the start - the whole thing has TO BE B-I-G so Dave, and our tall children, can cook with ease (instead of cooking with concussions).

But that is assuming that the kitchen fires are caused BY cooking on the stove. What if they are all caused by toaster ovens?
maybe make it big enough for toaster oven, microwave, and a spot for an electic wok or fry pan to also be in the "cooking alcove"


An estimated 2,900 clothes dryer fires in residential buildings are reported to U.S. fire
departments each year
Maybe the wash room will be outside of the home's vapor barrier? In the Garage? Or maybe there will be space between the garage and the house that will have heaters/boiler/pumps/ and a laundry room.