The fire risk is greatest in Overijssel and lowest in North Holland. Remarkable is the higher probability of fire in residential areas: which is as much as 37 percent higher than in comparable urban areas. This reports the Association of Insurers Monday on the website.
The above is the conclusion of the first Risk Monitor Burn House, which the Association of Insurers releases as part of Fire Prevention Week. The Federation has made an analysis of fire claims insurers registered in the Central Information System (CIS). The past five years Although the fire risk through better awareness and safer devices has dropped occurs annually in one of the 65 houses fire.
Large provincial differences
insurance wisdom steals the town, rural lit “seems to be correct regarding fires. In 2013, the Dutch General Brand Peil was (ANBP – the number of fire claims per 1,000 households) was 15.3. In the provinces of Overijssel (23.1), Limburg (20.5) and Ontario (18.4) is the fire risk is greatest in the provinces of Noord-Holland (10.8) and South Holland (12.1 ) the lowest. Probable cause is that it lasts longer in less populated areas for people to discover a fire and take action. Of the major cities are only Enschede and Apeldoorn above the national average, in Amsterdam and Delft is the probability of fire is the lowest.
Strong more fire claims in residential areas
Risk Monitor Flat Burn a comparison was made between 106 residential areas and surrounding districts of the same size: in the investigated residential areas, the percentage of fire claims as 37 percent higher. Subsequent detection also plays a role here, because living in residential areas relatively many two-income households that are far from home. Vandalism – for example by being annoying and loitering youths – may also play a role. It could also be that more odd jobs in these areas and more electrical equipment is present -. Far as the fire-large
Peak during the New Year Most
find house fires during the New Year instead – by fireworks damage is the number of claims than three to four times as high. The summer and autumn months sometimes show peaks when there is heavy rainfall or major storms. One of the causes of fire is crazy enough water: by sagging (gas) pipelines and cables or falling trees could cause a fire
Defect device often cause fire
. faulty machine or inappropriate use is the leading cause of fire, followed by heating / self-heating and arson. As part of Fire Prevention Week the Covenant has incited households in order not to leave, not stabbing too many plugs in one socket and receptacles ‘looped’. Electric devices
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