Residential Building Smoking Fire Trends (2014-2023)
National estimates
The 2023 national estimates for residential building smoking fires and losses show that there were:
- 7,000 fires.
- 255 deaths.
- 675 injuries.
- $408,700,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for residential building smoking fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2014 to 2023 show the following:
- A 1% decrease in fires.
- A 20% decrease in deaths.
- A 4% decrease in injuries.
- A 52% increase in dollar loss.*
The 2022 high-dollar loss fires included a $15,100,000 apartment building fire in Big Spring, Texas.
* 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) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Fires | 7600 | 8000 | 7700 | 7800 | 7700 | 7000 | 7900 | 7800 | 8600 | 7000 |
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Residential building smoking fire deaths (2014-2023)
Residential building smoking fire deaths (2014-2023) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Deaths | 325 | 320 | 375 | 300 | 390 | 320 | 330 | 275 | 295 | 255 |
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Residential building smoking fire injuries (2014-2023)
Residential building smoking fire injuries (2014-2023) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Injuries | 775 | 675 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 750 | 725 | 750 | 700 | 675 |
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Residential building smoking fire dollar loss (2014-2023)
Residential building smoking fire dollar loss (2014-2023)Year | Dollar loss |
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2014 | 295900000 |
2015 | 328800000 |
2016 | 354800000 |
2017 | 376600000 |
2018 | 387000000 |
2019 | 374700000 |
2020 | 434400000 |
2021 | 406500000 |
2022 | 547300000 |
2023 | 408700000 |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Dollar loss | 295.9 | 328.8 | 354.8 | 376.6 | 387.0 | 374.7 | 434.4 | 406.5 | 547.3 | 408.7 |
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