National Estimates
The 2019 national estimates for residential building heating fires and losses show that there were:
- 33,100 fires.
- 145 deaths.
- 675 injuries.
- $351,100,000 in dollar loss.
Overall Trends
Overall trends for residential building heating fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2010 to 2019 show the following:
- A 32% decrease in fires.
- A 0.3% decrease in deaths. In 2014, there were 11 reported multifatality heating fires that contributed to the spike in fire deaths.
- A 7% decrease in injuries.
- A 13% decrease 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.)
Residential Building Heating Fires
Estimate | Trend (-32%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 46800 | 48876 |
2011 | 43700 | |
2012 | 45200 | |
2013 | 49000 | |
2014 | 47600 | |
2015 | 41200 | |
2016 | 35100 | |
2017 | 33800 | |
2018 | 35700 | |
2019 | 33100 | 33364 |
Residential Building Heating Fire Deaths
Estimate | Trend (-0.3%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 145 | 174 |
2011 | 130 | |
2012 | 195 | |
2013 | 200 | |
2014 | 245 | |
2015 | 165 | |
2016 | 165 | |
2017 | 195 | |
2018 | 155 | |
2019 | 145 | 174 |
Residential Building Heating Fire Injuries
Estimate | Trend (-7%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 575 | 661 |
2011 | 550 | |
2012 | 775 | |
2013 | 725 | |
2014 | 850 | |
2015 | 575 | |
2016 | 500 | |
2017 | 575 | |
2018 | 575 | |
2019 | 675 | 614 |
Residential Building Heating Fire Dollar Loss
Adjusted to 2019 Dollars
Estimate | Trend (-13%) | |
---|---|---|
2010 | 381700000 | 458130909 |
2011 | 322000000 | |
2012 | 468900000 | |
2013 | 563300000 | |
2014 | 652500000 | |
2015 | 423200000 | |
2016 | 368500000 | |
2017 | 333400000 | |
2018 | 417800000 | |
2019 | 351100000 | 398349091 |