[flamberge]

How does it compare with the number of fires in previous years?

The National Fire Incident Reporting System has related data sets, none of which provide numbers specific to food processing plants. But the data does provide annual averages on fires that could be related to those types of facilities.

For example, the annual averages of fires that have occurred in the U.S. between 2015 and 2019 are as follows:

All manufacturing and processing facilities: 5,308

Agriculture: 961

Grain or livestock storage: 1,155

Refrigerated storage: 35

[philippa]

That’s useful information. Thank you.

[Flaming Conservative]

Ok. What was it before 2015?