Examines factors related to fatal fires involving alcohol, indicating a need for targeted prevention efforts.
Key Points
The study aims to investigate factors associated with alcohol-related versus non-alcohol-related fatal fires and the geographical characteristics of alcohol-related fatal fires in Ireland.
Analyzed Irish Coronial data from 2014 to 2021, focusing on 273 fire fatalities.
Conducted descriptive analyses, logistic regression, and geospatial analyses to understand fatal fire characteristics.
Examined alcohol toxicology results, demographic factors, and geographical locations of incidents.
41% of fire fatalities involved individuals with positive alcohol toxicology.
Higher rates of alcohol-related fatal fires were observed in individuals aged 35-49 (65.9%) and smokers (54.7%).
Rural areas showed an average of 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people from alcohol-related fires, compared to 0.25 in urban areas.