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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
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fires | 9600 | 8000 | 7600 | 8000 | 7700 | 7800 | 7700 | 7000 | 7900 | 7800 |
Residential building smoking fire deaths
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | 330 | 320 | 325 | 320 | 375 | 300 | 390 | 320 | 330 | 275 |
Residential building smoking fire injuries
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injuries | 800 | 850 | 775 | 675 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 750 | 725 | 750 |
Residential building smoking fire dollar loss
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2012 | 410800000 |
2013 | 332100000 |
2014 | 263200000 |
2015 | 292400000 |
2016 | 315600000 |
2017 | 335000000 |
2018 | 344200000 |
2019 | 333200000 |
2020 | 386300000 |
2021 | 361500000 |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 410.8 | 332.1 | 263.2 | 292.4 | 315.6 | 335.0 | 344.2 | 333.2 | 386.3 | 361.5 |