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Residential Building Smoking Fire Trends (2014-2023)

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National estimates

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

Overall trends

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

* 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 smoking fires (2014-2023)

Residential building smoking fires (2014-2023)
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Fires7600800077007800770070007900780086007000

Residential building smoking fire deaths (2014-2023)

Residential building smoking fire deaths (2014-2023)
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Deaths325320375300390320330275295255

Residential building smoking fire injuries (2014-2023)

Residential building smoking fire injuries (2014-2023)
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Injuries775675750700700750725750700675

Residential building smoking fire dollar loss (2014-2023)

Residential building smoking fire dollar loss (2014-2023)
YearDollar loss
2014295900000
2015328800000
2016354800000
2017376600000
2018387000000
2019374700000
2020434400000
2021406500000
2022547300000
2023408700000