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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
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fires | 374000 | 380300 | 379500 | 380900 | 364300 | 371500 | 379600 | 354400 | 372000 | 353500 |
Residential building fire deaths
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | 2385 | 2755 | 2765 | 2565 | 2775 | 2695 | 2790 | 2830 | 2615 | 2840 |
Residential building fire injuries
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injuries | 13050 | 12450 | 12075 | 11475 | 11025 | 10825 | 11525 | 12625 | 11825 | 11400 |
Residential building fire dollar loss
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2012 | 8383000000 |
2013 | 7997800000 |
2014 | 7898200000 |
2015 | 8116300000 |
2016 | 8266200000 |
2017 | 8619200000 |
2018 | 8842700000 |
2019 | 8338100000 |
2020 | 9008700000 |
2021 | 8855900000 |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 |