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National estimates
The 2021 national estimates for nonresidential building exposure fires and loss show that there were:
- 3,000 fires.
- $532,400,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for nonresidential building exposure fires and loss for the 10-year period of 2012 to 2021 show the following:
- A 26% decrease in fires.
- A 261% increase in dollar loss.*
A $67,800,000 reported Hoboken, New Jersey, manufacturing fire contributed to the 2021 dollar-loss peak.
Fires and dollar loss
Deaths and injuries by individual causes are not shown, as small numbers of nonresidential building casualties are reported to the NFIRS, and many of the fires that caused these casualties have insufficient information to determine fire cause.
Nonresidential building exposure fires
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fires | 4000 | 3900 | 4400 | 4500 | 4200 | 4800 | 3500 | 3600 | 3000 | 3000 |
Nonresidential building exposure fire dollar loss
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2012 | 100500000 |
2013 | 173300000 |
2014 | 166600000 |
2015 | 169800000 |
2016 | 284800000 |
2017 | 158300000 |
2018 | 113600000 |
2019 | 218400000 |
2020 | 272500000 |
2021 | 532400000 |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 100.5 | 173.3 | 166.6 | 169.8 | 284.8 | 158.3 | 113.6 | 218.4 | 272.5 | 532.4 |