Today's Thursday Thirteen offers up some numbers. I think you'll see why I have given you these today. The numbers pertain to the United States and the first sets of numbers were tabulated in 2009.
1. 3,010 - the number of deaths by fire
2. 1,348,500 - the number of fires
3. 17,050 - the number of civilian injuries caused by fire
4. $12,531,000,000 ($12.5 billion) - property loss by fire
5. 26,534,000 - the total number of calls to 911 for assistance
6. 50 - the average weight of a firefighter's gear (helmet, coat, boots, gloves)
7. 25 - the average weight of a firefighters SCBA gear (oxygen, breathing mask)
8. 75 - the average weight in pounds that a firefighter carries when rushing into a burning building
9. 24 - 30 - the average length in feet of a fire truck
10. 107 - the number of floors in New York City's World Trade Center's largest building
11. 8:50 a.m. on 09/11/2001 - the time an incident command was established by firefighters after a plane flew into the World Trade Center building. The first plane hit at 8:45 a.m.; firefighters were on the scene and entering the building within five minutes of the attack.
12. 9:59 a.m. on 09/11/2001 - the time the first building collapsed at the World Trade Center
13. 343 - the number of firefighters who lost their lives when both towers collapsed on 09/11/2001.
On the anniversary of the 09/11/2001 attack on New York City, please remember the sacrifices of these brave men and women.
Thank you.
Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list here. I've been playing for a while and this is my 360th time to do a list of 13 on a Thursday.
Bryce and Liam were playing Firemen yesterday with firemen hats on. It was a good chance to talk about fires.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I can't believe I forgot what today was. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteSome staggering statistics for the day. Here's another I saw this morning on GMA: Heart attacks account for almost half of all firefighter deaths. No doubt a result of years of carrying all that heavy equipment coupled with the stress of the job. Let's hear it for first responders! Mine: Late Bloomers
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