27. Death by Fire? Probably Not

Fire deaths in the U.S. have fallen 90 percent over the past 100 years, a great and greatly underappreciated gain. How did it happen -- and could we ever get to zero?

Episode 27 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "27. Death by Fire? Probably Not" was published on March 23, 2011 and runs 19 minutes.

March 23, 2011 ·19m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

Fire deaths in the U.S. have fallen 90 percent over the past 100 years, a great and greatly underappreciated gain. How did it happen -- and could we ever get to zero?

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