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Residential Building Open-Flame Fire Trends (2014-2023)

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National estimates

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

15,200 fires.
105 deaths.
925 injuries.
$874,700,000 in dollar loss.

Overall trends

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

A 2% decrease in fires.
A 15% decrease in deaths.
An 8% decrease in injuries.
An 18% increase in dollar loss.^*
The 2022 high-dollar loss fires included a $9,500,000 apartment building fire in San Francisco, California.

* 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

Residential building open-flame fires (2014-2023)

Residential building open-flame fires (2014-2023)
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Fires	16800	16400	15800	16000	16300	15300	15900	16500	17200	15200

Residential building open-flame fire deaths (2014-2023)

Residential building open-flame fire deaths (2014-2023)
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Deaths	160	115	145	180	140	200	170	135	125	105

Residential building open-flame fire injuries (2014-2023)

Residential building open-flame fire injuries (2014-2023)
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Injuries	1050	975	925	900	975	1000	975	975	850	925

Residential building open-flame fire dollar loss (2014-2023)

Residential building open-flame fire dollar loss (2014-2023)
Year	Dollar loss
2014	791900000
2015	791900000
2016	675500000
2017	787200000
2018	877800000
2019	769200000
2020	855000000
2021	789200000
2022	941600000
2023	874700000

Fire estimate summaries present basic data on the size and status of the fire problem in the U.S. as depicted through data reported to the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA's) National Fire Incident Reporting System from incidents reported by local response agencies. Each Fire Estimate Summary addresses the size of the specific fire or fire-related issue and highlights important trends in the data.

Fire estimate summaries are based on the USFA's National Estimates Methodology for Building Fires and Losses PDF.

The USFA is committed to providing the best and most current information on the U.S. fire problem and continually examines data received from participating fire departments and the analytical methods used to fulfill this goal. Because of this commitment, data collection strategies and methodological changes are possible and do occur. Previous estimates on specific issues (or similar issues) may have used different methodologies or data definitions and, therefore, may not be directly comparable to current estimates.