National estimates

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

• 344,600 fires.
• 2,890 deaths.
• 10,400 injuries.
• $11,266,200,000 in dollar loss.

Overall trends

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

• A 6% decrease in fires.
• A 5% increase in deaths.
• An 8% decrease in injuries.
• A 25% increase 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