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Residential Fire Estimate Summaries

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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

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Fires364500374000380300379500380900364300371500379600354400372000

Residential building fire deaths

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Deaths2450238527552765256527752695279028302615

Residential building fire injuries

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Injuries13900130501245012075114751102510825115251262511825

Residential building fire dollar loss

YearDollar loss
20117652900000
20128006800000
20137638900000
20147543800000
20157752100000
20167895300000
20178232500000
20188445900000
20197963900000
20208604400000
2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Dollar loss7.78.07.67.57.87.98.28.48.08.6