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National estimates
The 2020 national estimates for residential building electrical malfunction fires and losses show that there were:
- 23,400 fires.
- 200 deaths.
- 975 injuries.
- $1,135,900,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for residential building electrical malfunction fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2011 to 2020 show the following:
- A 2% increase in fires.
- A 25% decrease in deaths.
- A 10% decrease in injuries.
- An 18% increase in dollar loss.*
In 2018 and 2019, there were 32 and 14 incidents, respectively, with a reported dollar loss of $1,000,000 or more, which may have contributed to the continued increase in fire dollar loss. The 2019 high-dollar-loss fires included a $26,400,000 hotel fire in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss
Residential building electrical malfunction fires
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fires | 26800 | 20200 | 23100 | 23900 | 24500 | 23500 | 24100 | 25700 | 24200 | 23400 |
Residential building electrical malfunction fire deaths
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | 280 | 210 | 335 | 325 | 290 | 310 | 200 | 255 | 225 | 200 |
Residential building electrical malfunction fire injuries
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injuries | 1200 | 900 | 875 | 925 | 850 | 800 | 750 | 825 | 1050 | 975 |
Residential building electrical malfunction fire dollar loss
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2011 | 1175100000 |
2012 | 918100000 |
2013 | 1027000000 |
2014 | 1016000000 |
2015 | 1036500000 |
2016 | 978100000 |
2017 | 1116900000 |
2018 | 1265100000 |
2019 | 1223200000 |
2020 | 1135900000 |
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |