Last year, 34 people died in fires. This is the smallest number over the years. Tuuli Taavet, an expert from the Rescue Board, said that in 2023 there were 35 fatalities and in 2022 there were 48.
The reason may be preventive work and the use of smoke detectors. Previously, there were not as many smoke detectors. For example, a year ago, 25% of people did not have a smoke detector at home. Now it is 22%.
Last year, there were fewer fires than before. For example, a couple of years ago there were 480 fires, but last year there were 420. This shows that the number of fires is decreasing year by year.
Last winter, there were fewer fires because the weather was warmer. In warm weather, there is less need to heat. There were 37 fires caused by heating systems, but in the 2023-2024 winter, there were 61.