National estimates

The 2023 national estimates for residential building heating fires and losses show that there were:

• 27,900 fires.
• 115 deaths.
• 525 injuries.
• $488,000,000 in dollar loss.

Overall trends

Overall trends for residential building heating fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2014 to 2023 show the following:

• A 31% decrease in fires.
• A 44% decrease in deaths.
  In 2014, there were 11 reported multifatality heating fires that contributed to the spike in fire deaths.
• A 14% decrease in injuries.
• A 17% decrease in dollar loss.^*

* This overall constant dollar-loss trend takes inflation into account by adjusting each year's dollar loss to its equivalent 2023 value.

Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss

• Fires
• Deaths
• Injuries
• $ Loss