Fire risk in Austria: Seniors particularly at risk!

Fire risk in Austria: Seniors particularly at risk!

Österreich - In 2024, the fire risk in Austria rose alarming, as the current statistics prove. So far, 34 people have already died in fires, with 28 of these deaths in the living area. Older people, especially those over 65 years old, are disproportionately affected. A KFV study shows that seniors have a five times higher risk of dying in a fire. Throughout 2023 there have been 60 branded fats, the highest number since the beginning of the records in 2008, with half of the group of seniors, such as Fireworld.at reported.

shocking statistics and causes

fires are often caused by everyday things such as smoking tobacco products, which applies in 40 percent of cases. It is also alarming that 47 percent of the seniors surveyed did not install any smoke alarms in a KFV survey, and 19 percent do not know the fire brigade's emergency number. This situation is still exacerbated because many older people live in old buildings, which are often not sufficiently equipped with safety precautions. While the number of fire events in apartments has increased by 19 percent in the past 15 years, property damage has even increased by 123 percent, as the fire damage statistics of the fire prevention centers show, through which kfv.at reported.