At a Glance
From 2014 to 2016, an estimated
24,000
residential building electrical fires were reported to United States fire departments each year.
These fires caused an estimated:
![310 deaths](/img/icons/v19i8_1.450x350.png)
310 deaths
![850 injuries](/img/icons/v19i8_2.450x350.png)
850 injuries
![$871 million](/img/icons/v19i8_3.450x350.png)
$871 million in property loss
![2 times](/img/icons/v19i8_4.450x350.png)
Residential building electrical fires resulted in over twice the dollar loss per fire than residential building nonelectrical fires did.
![1- and 2-family dwellings](/img/icons/v19i8_5.450x350.png)
Residential building electrical fires occurred most often in 1- and 2-family dwellings (83%).
![January](/img/icons/v19i8_6.450x350.png)
Residential building electrical fires occurred most often in the winter month of January (12%).
![17%](/img/icons/v19i8_7.450x350.png)
In only 17% of residential building electrical fires, the fire spread was limited to the object where the fire started.
![bedrooms](/img/icons/v19i8_8.450x350.png)
Residential building electrical fires most often started in bedrooms (15%) and attics or vacant crawl spaces (13%).