U.S. fire property damage 1977-2021

In 2021, there were about 1,353,500 fires reported in the United States which caused about 15.96 billion U.S. dollars worth of property damage. This was a decrease from the previous year, where 21.9 billion U.S. dollars worth of property damage occurred.

Reported direct property damage caused by fire in the United States from 1977 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Reported property damage in billion U.S. dollars
2021	15.96
2020	21.9
2019	14.8
2018*****	25.6
2017****	23
2016***	10.6
2015**	14.3
2014	11.6
2013	11.5
2012	12.4
2011	11.7
2010	11.6
2009	12.5
2008	15.5
2007	14.6
2006	11.3
2005	10.7
2004	9.8
2003	12.3
2002	10.3
2001*	44
2000	11.2
1999	10
1998	8.6
1997	8.5
1996	9.4
1995	8.9
1994	8.2
1993	8.5
1992	8.3
1991	9.5
1990	7.8
1989	8.7
1988	8.4
1987	7.2
1986	6.7
1985	7.3
1984	6.7
1983	6.6
1982	6.4
1981	6.7
1980	6.3
1979	5.8
1978	4.5
1977	4.7

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1977 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Direct property damage figures do not include indirect losses, like business interruption.
Figures prior to 2021 come from an earlier report.

* Includes $33.44 billion in property loss that occurred from the events of 9/11/01.
** Includes the California wildfires 2015 with an estimated property damage of $2 billion.
*** Includes the Gatlinburg, Tennessee wildfires 2016 with an estimated property damage of $911 million.
**** Includes the wildfires in Northern California with an estimate damage of $10 billion.
***** Includes the wildfires in Northern California with an estimate damage of $12.4 billion.

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