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National estimates
The 2021 national estimates for residential building electrical malfunction fires and losses show that there were:
- 24,200 fires.
- 295 deaths.
- 900 injuries.
- $1,201,500,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for residential building electrical malfunction fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2012 to 2021 show the following:
- An 11% increase in fires.
- A 17% decrease in deaths.
- An 8% increase in injuries.
- A 27% increase in dollar loss.*
In 2018, there were 32 incidents with a reported dollar loss of $1,000,000 or more, 14 in 2019, 13 in 2020 and 23 in 2021. These incidents may have contributed to the continued increase in fire dollar loss. The 2019 high-dollar-loss fires included a $26,400,000 hotel fire in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss
Residential building electrical malfunction fires
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Fires | 20200 | 23100 | 23900 | 24500 | 23500 | 24100 | 25700 | 24200 | 23400 | 24200 |
Residential building electrical malfunction fire deaths
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | 210 | 335 | 325 | 290 | 310 | 200 | 255 | 225 | 200 | 295 |
Residential building electrical malfunction fire injuries
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injuries | 900 | 875 | 925 | 850 | 800 | 750 | 825 | 1050 | 975 | 900 |
Residential building electrical malfunction fire dollar loss
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2012 | 961200000 |
2013 | 1075200000 |
2014 | 1063800000 |
2015 | 1085200000 |
2016 | 1024100000 |
2017 | 1169400000 |
2018 | 1324500000 |
2019 | 1280700000 |
2020 | 1189300000 |
2021 | 1201500000 |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |