Social and Property Losses from Fires in Russia: Statistical Analysis

Abstract

   The article analyzes the general situation in the Russian Federation related to fires (based on data for 2021 and 2022). Characteristics of social damage are given along with the data on the distribution of those killed in fires according to their social status, which allows for suppositions about the strong influence of a social component in revealing the basic factors forming a fire death rate indicator. Considerable attention in the publication is given to the characteristics of the fire property damage statistics. Taking into account the advance research into different approaches to assessing the subject of the study, the authors explain the preference of calculation methods for assessing the economic damage from fires. Based on statistical data on fires and their consequences, calculations of direct fire property damage were carried out. To raise analytical level of the study, statistical groupings were built, which, according to the authors, made it possible to make more adequate management decisions to minimize social and material damage from fires.