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National estimates
The 2020 national estimates for residential building smoking fires and losses show that there were:
- 7,900 fires.
- 330 deaths.
- 725 injuries.
- $368,900,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for residential building smoking fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2011 to 2020 show the following:
- A 12% decrease in fires.
- An 8% increase in deaths.
In 2018, 7 reported multifatality fire incidents (including 1 resulting in 6 deaths) may have contributed to the increase in the estimate of fire deaths. - A 26% decrease in injuries.
- A 0.3% increase in dollar loss.
This overall constant dollar-loss trend takes inflation into account by adjusting each year’s dollar loss to its equivalent 2020 value.
Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss
Residential building smoking fires
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fires | 7800 | 9600 | 8000 | 7600 | 8000 | 7700 | 7800 | 7700 | 7000 | 7900 |
Residential building smoking fire deaths
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | 305 | 330 | 320 | 325 | 320 | 375 | 300 | 390 | 320 | 330 |
Residential building smoking fire injuries
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injuries | 1050 | 800 | 850 | 775 | 675 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 750 | 725 |
Residential building smoking fire dollar loss
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2011 | 341100000 |
2012 | 392400000 |
2013 | 317200000 |
2014 | 251400000 |
2015 | 279300000 |
2016 | 301400000 |
2017 | 319900000 |
2018 | 328700000 |
2019 | 318300000 |
2020 | 368900000 |
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 341.1 | 392.4 | 317.2 | 251.4 | 279.3 | 301.4 | 319.9 | 328.7 | 318.3 | 368.9 |