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Home Fire Fatalities and Community Vulnerability Explorer

Stay firesafe when you’re away from home!

Learn about fire safety when staying at a hotel, short-term or vacation rental.

There are an estimated 3,900 hotel and motel fires each year, resulting in 15 deaths, 100 injuries and $100 million in property losses.

When staying in hotels or motels, always:

Choose accommodations equipped with hard-wired smoke alarms and automatic fire sprinkler systems in each guest room.
Locate the 2 nearest exits from your room.
Count the number of doors between your room and the exits.

If you're in a short-term rental, always:

Know the address of the rental property.
Ensure there are working smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the rental.
Know 2 ways out of every room.

Community Risk Reduction

Keep your summer travel fun and fire-safe!

If your vacation, business travel or even short getaway includes an overnight stay in a hotel or motel, ensure that you are staying fire-safe by choosing a room that is protected by hard-wired smoke alarms and automatic sprinklers.

Find a hotel that meets federal fire safety standards.

National Fire Data Center

Final Date for NFIRS: Jan. 31, 2026

days remaining

NFIRS will sunset in February 2026 and will no longer be available. Learn about key points and dates in the NFIRS sunset and transition to NERIS for fire-based, all-hazards incident reporting and analytics.

Learn more about NFIRS Sunset

Research

Guide to funding alternatives

Updated November 2023

This comprehensive resource tackles the challenges faced by EMS agencies and fire departments, providing vital information on funding sources, grants and alternative revenue options.

Download the guide to funding alternatives PDF

Fire/EMS Training
UPDATE

FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses to Strengthen State and Local Government’s Ability to Respond to Disasters

FEMA announced today that in-person training will resume at three national schoolhouses in early June—the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, AL, the National Fire Academy (NFA) and the National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU) in Emmitsburg, MD.

Read the release