SIC 9224 Fire Protection

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SIC 9224
FIRE PROTECTION

This classification covers government establishments primarily engaged in fire fighting and other related fire protection activities. Government and private establishments primarily engaged in forest fire fighting and fire protection services are classified in SIC 0851: Forestry Services. Private establishments primarily engaged in other fire-fighting services are classified in SIC 7389: Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified.

NAICS Code(s)

922160 (Fire Protection)

Industry Snapshot

Public fire departments responded to 1.73 million fires in 2001, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). At 6,196, civilian deaths in 2001 were significantly higher than the previous year (4,045). However, this total included 2,451 people who were killed during the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001. Had that tragic event not have occurred, the number of civilian deaths from fires would have decreased from the previous year. Property damage directly caused by fire increased steadily during the late 1990s and rose from $10 billion in 1999 to $11.2 billion in 2000. However, in 2001 these damages skyrocketed to $44 billion because of the events of September 11. In fact, 76 percent of the damages recorded in 2001 ($33.4 billion) were attributed to the September 11 attacks.

Fire incidence in major cities was at its peak during the civil unrest of the 1960s and 1970s. However, overall trends have been downward since the late 1970s. The number of fires fell from 3.3 million in 1977 to 2.3 million in 1987 and 1.8 million in 1997. This decrease is due in part to improved fire...

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