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Residential Fire Estimate Summaries

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Residential building fire trends (2012-2021)

The 2021 national estimates for residential building fires and losses show that there were:

  • 353,500 fires.
  • 2,840 deaths.
  • 11,400 injuries.
  • $8,855,900,000 in dollar loss.

Overall trends for residential building fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2012 to 2021 show the following:

  • A 5% decrease in fires.
  • An 8% increase in deaths.
  • A 7% decrease in injuries.
  • An 11% increase in dollar loss.
    This overall constant dollar-loss trend takes inflation into account by adjusting each year's dollar loss to its equivalent 2021 value.

Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss

Residential building fires

2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Fires374000380300379500380900364300371500379600354400372000353500

Residential building fire deaths

2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Deaths2385275527652565277526952790283026152840

Residential building fire injuries

2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Injuries13050124501207511475110251082511525126251182511400

Residential building fire dollar loss

YearDollar loss
20128383000000
20137997800000
20147898200000
20158116300000
20168266200000
20178619200000
20188842700000
20198338100000
20209008700000
20218855900000
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Dollar loss8.48.07.98.18.38.68.88.39.08.9