National estimates
The 2022 national estimates for nonresidential building other unintentional, careless fires and loss show that there were:
- 16,500 fires.
- $909,700,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for nonresidential building other unintentional, careless fires and loss for the 10-year period of 2013 to 2022 show the following:
- A 68% increase in fires.
- An 18% increase in dollar loss.*
A $100,000,000 West, Texas, fertilizer plant fire and a $40,000,000 Burlington, Wisconsin, manufacturing plant fire contributed to the 2013 dollar-loss peak. A $31,000,000 reported fire in a Los Angeles, California, religious property and a $25,250,000 reported warehouse fire in Hopkins, Minnesota, contributed to the 2015 and 2016 dollar-loss peaks, respectively. A $38,000,000 Bartlett, Illinois, warehouse fire contributed to the 2022 dollar-loss peak.
Fires and dollar loss
Deaths and injuries by individual causes are not shown, as small numbers of nonresidential building casualties are reported to the NFIRS, and many of the fires that caused these casualties have insufficient information to determine fire cause.
Nonresidential building other unintentional, careless fires (2013-2022)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fires | 8600 | 10000 | 10900 | 10700 | 12300 | 11900 | 12800 | 12200 | 14100 | 16500 |
Nonresidential building other unintentional, careless fire dollar loss (2013-2022)
| Year | Dollar loss |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 708100000 |
| 2014 | 477300000 |
| 2015 | 655600000 |
| 2016 | 657900000 |
| 2017 | 560500000 |
| 2018 | 589700000 |
| 2019 | 495700000 |
| 2020 | 609700000 |
| 2021 | 585500000 |
| 2022 | 909700000 |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar loss | 708.1 | 477.3 | 655.6 | 657.9 | 560.5 | 589.7 | 495.7 | 609.7 | 585.5 | 909.7 |