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Residential building fire trends (2011-2020)
The 2020 national estimates for residential building fires and losses show that there were:
- 372,000 fires.
- 2,615 deaths.
- 11,825 injuries.
- $8,604,400,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends for residential building fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2011 to 2020 show the following:
- A 2% decrease in fires.
- A 10% increase in deaths.
- A 13% decrease in injuries.
- A 10% increase in dollar loss.
This overall constant dollar-loss trend takes inflation into account by adjusting each year’s dollar loss to its equivalent 2020 value.
Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss
Residential building fires
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fires | 364500 | 374000 | 380300 | 379500 | 380900 | 364300 | 371500 | 379600 | 354400 | 372000 |
Residential building fire deaths
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | 2450 | 2385 | 2755 | 2765 | 2565 | 2775 | 2695 | 2790 | 2830 | 2615 |
Residential building fire injuries
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injuries | 13900 | 13050 | 12450 | 12075 | 11475 | 11025 | 10825 | 11525 | 12625 | 11825 |
Residential building fire dollar loss
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2011 | 7652900000 |
2012 | 8006800000 |
2013 | 7638900000 |
2014 | 7543800000 |
2015 | 7752100000 |
2016 | 7895300000 |
2017 | 8232500000 |
2018 | 8445900000 |
2019 | 7963900000 |
2020 | 8604400000 |
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 |