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

• Fires
• Deaths
• Injuries
• $ Loss