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2020 Annual Report • Fire Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />14 | Page <br /> <br /> <br />STATISTICS/TRENDS <br />This section include s trends and reports nation-wide and at the state level. <br />• The Fires in MN report for 2020 is not out yet but here are some information I received <br />from the State Fire Marshal. <br />o 2020 preliminary fire deaths are at 53, an increase of 13% over 2019. 2019 – 47, <br />2018 - 37, 2017 - 68. The number of deaths shows a gradual increase over 10 <br />years on average. This is countered by a sharp decline in fire death rate which is <br />based on number of deaths per 100,000 people. Simply put as populations rise <br />there will be more fire incidents. <br />o Of fatalities in 2020, 68% were ages 50 and older – number was 67% in 2019. <br />o Smoking continues to be proportionally the largest cause of fire deaths identified <br />at 7 deaths in 2020 attributed to smoking. This number could rise as more fire <br />causes are determined by investigators. Unfortunately the cause of some fires <br />cannot be determined with certainty. <br />• Highlights from 2019 Fires in Minnesota Report from the State Fire Marshal’s Office <br />o In 31% of the fatal fires there was either no smoke alarm or it was not working. <br />This number could be higher as in some cases it is impossible to determine if the <br />smoke alarm was working after the damage done by a fire. <br />o Cooking remains the leading cause of structure fires, careless smoking the cause <br />of most fire fatalities. <br />o Single family dwellings continue to have the most structure fires and fire <br />fatalities. <br />o Number of structure fires and total dollar loss is similar to past years. <br />o Overall fire department responses are up mainly for medical responses. <br />Structure and vehicle fires saw smaller increases. <br />o Dollar loss due to fire was up 21% to 278 Million for the state. St. Anthony had a <br />higher than normal year with 3 major fires in 2019. <br />o There were 95 “sprinkler saves” recorded with the State Fire Marshal’s Office. <br />This is an incident where the activation of a sprinkler prevented the potential loss <br />of life or property. One of these was in St. Anthony.