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Nonresidential Building Electrical Malfunction Fire Trends (2012‑2021)

National estimates

The 2021 national estimates for nonresidential building electrical malfunction fires and loss show that there were:

  • 7,200 fires.
  • $501,800,000 in dollar loss.

Overall trends

Overall trends for nonresidential building electrical malfunction fires and loss for the 10-year period of 2012 to 2021 show the following:

  • A 4% increase in fires.
  • A 26% 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 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 electrical malfunction fires

2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Fires6400740080008200710082008100820068007200

Nonresidential building electrical malfunction fire dollar loss

YearDollar loss
2012371300000
2013434100000
2014337400000
2015445500000
2016332900000
2017477300000
2018403000000
2019435300000
2020445900000
2021501800000