National estimates
The 2022 national estimates for residential building cause-under-investigation fires and losses show that there were:
- 5,100 fires.
- 555 deaths.
- 575 injuries.
- $799,900,000 in dollar loss.
Overall trends
Overall trends for residential building cause-under-investigation fires and losses for the 10-year period of 2013 to 2022 show the following:
- A 10% increase in fires.
- An 89% increase in deaths.
In 2019, there were 10 reported multifatality fire incidents, 18 in 2020, 11 in 2021 and 19 in 2022. These multifatality fire incidents may have contributed to the increase in the estimates of fire deaths. - A 47% increase in injuries.
In 2020, 36 reported multiple injury fire incidents may have contributed to the increase in the estimate of fire injuries. - A 36% increase in dollar loss*.
The 2022 high-dollar-loss fires included a reported $55,000,000 apartment building fire in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss
Residential building cause-under-investigation fires (2013-2022)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fires | 4300 | 4500 | 4800 | 5200 | 5000 | 5000 | 4700 | 4400 | 5200 | 5100 |
Residential building cause-under-investigation fire deaths (2013-2022)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | 275 | 305 | 365 | 405 | 355 | 375 | 470 | 505 | 470 | 555 |
Residential building cause-under-investigation fire injuries (2013-2022)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injuries | 450 | 375 | 475 | 500 | 500 | 550 | 550 | 650 | 575 | 575 |
Residential building cause-under-investigation fire dollar loss (2013-2022)
Year | Dollar loss |
---|---|
2013 | 549200000 |
2014 | 444900000 |
2015 | 484700000 |
2016 | 539600000 |
2017 | 547500000 |
2018 | 559600000 |
2019 | 514700000 |
2020 | 483700000 |
2021 | 573800000 |
2022 | 799900000 |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dollar loss | 549.2 | 444.9 | 484.7 | 539.6 | 547.5 | 559.6 | 514.7 | 483.7 | 573.8 | 799.9 |