Residential Building Open-Flame Fire Trends (2015-2024)
National estimates
The 2024 national estimates for residential building open-flame fires and losses show that there were:
- 15,400 fires.
- 165 deaths.
- 725 injuries.
- $945,700,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for residential building open-flame fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2015 to 2024 show the following:
- 2% decrease in fires.
- 5% decrease in deaths.
- 14% decrease in injuries.
-
23% increase in dollar loss.*
- The 2022 high-dollar-loss fires included a $9,500,000 fire in California, and the 2024 high-dollar-loss fires included a $10,050,000 loss in Indiana.
Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss
Residential building open-flame fires (2015-2024)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fires | 16400 | 15800 | 16000 | 16300 | 15300 | 15900 | 16500 | 17200 | 15200 | 15400 |
Residential building open-flame fire deaths (2015-2024)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 115 | 145 | 180 | 140 | 200 | 170 | 135 | 125 | 105 | 165 |
Residential building open-flame fire injuries (2015-2024)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries | 975 | 925 | 900 | 975 | 1000 | 975 | 975 | 850 | 925 | 725 |
Residential building open-flame fire dollar loss (2015-2024)
| Year | Dollar loss |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 815200000 |
| 2016 | 695500000 |
| 2017 | 810400000 |
| 2018 | 903700000 |
| 2019 | 791900000 |
| 2020 | 880300000 |
| 2021 | 812400000 |
| 2022 | 969400000 |
| 2023 | 900500000 |
| 2024 | 945700000 |