National Estimates
The 2019 national estimates for nonresidential building fires and losses show that there were:
- 110,900 fires.
- 100 deaths.
- 1,125 injuries.
- $2,869,800,000 in dollar loss.
Overall Trends
Overall trends for nonresidential building fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2010 to 2019 show the following:
- A 30% increase in fires.
- A 50% increase in deaths. In 2016, in Oakland, California, a fire at a former warehouse that had been converted to mixed-use properties with an assembly area contributed to the peak in fire deaths; 35 fire deaths were reported to the NFIRS as a result of this incident. Excluding these 35 deaths from the 10-year trend analysis results in an overall 41% increase in nonresidential building fire deaths.
- A 14% decrease in injuries.
- A 3% increase in dollar loss. (This overall constant dollar-loss trend takes inflation into account by adjusting each year’s dollar loss to its equivalent 2019 value.)
Nonresidential Building Fires
Estimate | Trend (+30%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 84900 | 85589 |
2011 | 85400 | |
2012 | 92800 | |
2013 | 93700 | |
2014 | 99500 | |
2015 | 104600 | |
2016 | 96800 | |
2017 | 111000 | |
2018 | 103600 | |
2019 | 110900 | 111051 |
Nonresidential Building Fire Deaths
Estimate | Trend (+50%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 80 | 68 |
2011 | 80 | |
2012 | 65 | |
2013 | 65 | |
2014 | 60 | |
2015 | 70 | |
2016 | 145 | |
2017 | 95 | |
2018 | 85 | |
2019 | 100 | 101 |
Nonresidential Building Fire Injuries
Estimate | Trend (-14%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 1375 | 1374 |
2011 | 1100 | |
2012 | 1450 | |
2013 | 1425 | |
2014 | 1200 | |
2015 | 1325 | |
2016 | 1550 | |
2017 | 1200 | |
2018 | 1025 | |
2019 | 1125 | 1181 |
Nonresidential Building Fire Dollar Loss
Adjusted to 2019 Dollars
Estimate | Trend (+3%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 2814700000 | 2773047273 |
2011 | 2768300000 | |
2012 | 2751500000 | |
2013 | 2701300000 | |
2014 | 2781900000 | |
2015 | 2902700000 | |
2016 | 3033400000 | |
2017 | 2836300000 | |
2018 | 2704700000 | |
2019 | 2869800000 | 2859872727 |