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Residential Building Smoking Fire Trends (2012‑2021)

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National estimates

The 2021 national estimates for residential building smoking fires and losses show that there were:

  • 7,800 fires.
  • 275 deaths.
  • 750 injuries.
  • $361,500,000 in dollar loss.

Overall trends

Overall trends for residential building smoking fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2012 to 2021 show the following:

  • A 13% decrease in fires.
  • A 5% decrease in deaths.
  • A 10% decrease in injuries.
  • An 8% increase in dollar loss.
    This overall constant dollar-loss trend takes inflation into account by adjusting each year’s dollar loss to its equivalent 2021 value.

Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss

Residential building smoking fires

2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Fires9600800076008000770078007700700079007800

Residential building smoking fire deaths

2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Deaths330320325320375300390320330275

Residential building smoking fire injuries

2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Injuries800850775675750700700750725750

Residential building smoking fire dollar loss

YearDollar loss
2012410800000
2013332100000
2014263200000
2015292400000
2016315600000
2017335000000
2018344200000
2019333200000
2020386300000
2021361500000
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Dollar loss410.8332.1263.2292.4315.6335.0344.2333.2386.3361.5