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Eau Claire House Fires and their Houses’ Characteristics, 2010

Eau Claire House Fires and their Houses’ Characteristics, 2010. Hypotheses. House fires depend upon: Age of Houses Value of Houses Neighborhoods Causes of fires depend upon their location by neighborhood. Data Sources. Field Work Neighborhoods/Areas North Side Inner City

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Eau Claire House Fires and their Houses’ Characteristics, 2010

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  1. Eau Claire House Fires and their Houses’ Characteristics, 2010

  2. Hypotheses House fires depend upon: • Age of Houses • Value of Houses • Neighborhoods Causes of fires depend upon their location by neighborhood

  3. Data Sources Field Work • Neighborhoods/Areas • North Side • Inner City • Putnam Heights • Style of Houses Assessment Records • Date of Houses • Value of Houses Fire 2010 Annual Report • Causes of Fires • Addresses of Fires Google Maps • Mapped addresses of fires

  4. House Fire Locations by Neighborhood

  5. Putnam Heights Fires • Lehman St. • 1966 • Bi-Level • $226,000 • Chimney too close to wood beam • Rudolph Rd. • 1953 • Minimal Traditional • $96,000 • Malfunctioning dehumidifier

  6. North Side Fires • Western Ave. • 1969 • Duplex • $128,100 • Faulty refrigerator or smoking materials • Wellington Dr. W • 1959 • Minimal Traditional • $135,300 • Discarded ashes

  7. North Side Fires • North Ln. • 1961 • Cape Cod • $118,800 • Spark from power tool • Runway Ave. • 1976 • Duplex • $119,600 • Unattended candle

  8. North Side Fires • NorthstarDr. • 1998 • Ranch-like • $260,100 • Lamp igniting clothing • Not Pictured: White Ave. • 1978, No longer exists • $141,700 • Electrical or smoking materials

  9. Inner City Fires • Chestnut St. • 1871 • Cubic or modest Queen Anne • $127,700 • Smoking materials • Dewey St. • 1891 • Upright and Wing • $93,600 • Vehicle fire

  10. Inner City Fires • University Dr. • 1986 • Apartments • Value unknown • Electrical or candle • Niagara St. • 1999 • Apartments • $508,000 • Electrical or candle

  11. Inner City Fires • Oxford Ave. • Year unknown • Barn/Shed • $11,000 • Arson

  12. Average Value of Homes Putnam Heights: $161,100 North Side: $150,600 Inner City: $185,000 ($110,650)* *Omitting barn and apartments

  13. Percent of Houses per Fire Causes, by Neighborhood

  14. Thousands of Dollars

  15. Conclusions The numberof fires may be related to: • Neighborhood • Style • Value • Age The cause of the fires was not related to the neighborhood in which the fire took place

  16. Works Cited “Eau Claire Fire and Rescue 2010 Annual Report.” http://www.eauclairewi.gov/images/stori es/fire/pdf/2010_annual_report.pdf (May25, 2012). Google Maps. https://maps.google.com/ (May 25, 2012). Property Search. Last modified June 4, 2012. http://www.bis- net.net/cityofeauclaire/search.cfm (May 25, 2012).

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