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Residential Building Open-Flame Fire Trends (2014-2023)

National estimates

The 2023 national estimates for residential building open-flame fires and losses show that there were:

  • 15,200 fires.
  • 105 deaths.
  • 925 injuries.
  • $874,700,000 in dollar loss.

Overall trends

Overall trends for residential building open-flame fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2014 to 2023 show the following:

  • A 2% decrease in fires.
  • A 15% decrease in deaths.
  • An 8% decrease in injuries.
  • An 18% increase in dollar loss*.
    The 2022 high-dollar loss fires included a $9,500,000 apartment building fire in San Francisco, California.
*This overall constant dollar-loss trend takes inflation into account by adjusting each year's dollar loss to its equivalent 2023 value.

Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss

Residential building open-flame fires (2014-2023)

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Fires16800164001580016000163001530015900165001720015200

Residential building open-flame fire deaths (2014-2023)

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Deaths160115145180140200170135125105

Residential building open-flame fire injuries (2014-2023)

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Injuries10509759259009751000975975850925

Residential building open-flame fire dollar loss (2014-2023)

YearDollar loss
2014791900000
2015791900000
2016675500000
2017787200000
2018877800000
2019769200000
2020855000000
2021789200000
2022941600000
2023874700000
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dollar loss791.9791.9675.5787.2877.8769.2855.0789.2941.6874.7