Residential Building Other Unintentional, Careless Fire Trends (2015-2024)
National estimates
The 2024 national estimates for residential building other unintentional, careless fires and losses show that there were:
- 34,400 fires.
- 550 deaths.
- 1,500 injuries.
- $2,370,200,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for residential building other unintentional, careless fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2015 to 2024 show the following:
- 40% increase in fires.
-
38% increase in deaths.
- From 2018 to 2024, there were multiple reported multifatality fire incidents that may have contributed to the increase in the estimates of fire deaths.
-
18% increase in injuries.
- In 2020, 2021 and 2023, there were numerous multiple-injury fire incidents that may have contributed to the increase in the estimate of fire injuries. The 2020 multiple-injury fire incidents included a high-rise apartment building fire in New York with 29 injuries.
-
63% increase in dollar loss.*
- The 2021 high-dollar-loss fires included a $20,000,000 fire in California. The 2022 high-dollar-loss fires included a $10,900,000 fire in Michigan and a $10,400,000 fire in Washington. The 2023 high-dollar-loss fires included a $12,000,000 fire in Texas. The 2024 high-dollar-loss fires included a $21,000,000 fire in California.
Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss (2015-2024)
Residential building other unintentional, careless fires (2015-2024)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fires | 24500 | 24200 | 26400 | 28600 | 27200 | 27800 | 29800 | 33000 | 31500 | 34400 |
Residential building other unintentional, careless fire deaths (2015-2024)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 440 | 480 | 435 | 545 | 585 | 500 | 575 | 665 | 625 | 550 |
Residential building other unintentional, careless fire injuries (2015-2024)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries | 1350 | 1325 | 1300 | 1450 | 1650 | 1800 | 1700 | 1375 | 1600 | 1500 |
Residential building other unintentional, careless fire dollar loss (2015-2024)
| Year | Dollar loss |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1645800000 |
| 2016 | 1533100000 |
| 2017 | 1768200000 |
| 2018 | 1974400000 |
| 2019 | 1927500000 |
| 2020 | 2031100000 |
| 2021 | 2249600000 |
| 2022 | 2453700000 |
| 2023 | 2553700000 |
| 2024 | 2370200000 |