Top of the world in fire safety

Israel has invested 2 billion Shekels ($505 million) in its firefighting service since the 2010 Carmel forest fire. Hundreds of new firefighters helped reduce average response times from 14 minutes in 2010 to six minutes in 2015. There were 70 fatalities in 2010; 23 in 2011; 17 in 2013 and 9 in 2015.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-ranks-top-in-world-in-fire-safety-says-fire-chief/

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