In 2021, there were around 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States which caused 1,100 civilian injuries. This was a decrease from the previous year, when 1,500 civilians were injured from highway vehicle fires.
Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021
Highway vehicles include any vehicle designed to operate normally on highways, such as automobiles, motorcycles, buses, trucks, and trailers, but not manufactured homes on foundations.
Values are estimates.
Figures from prior to 2020 were taken from previous editions of the report.
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National Fire Protection Association. (September 30, 2022). Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association. (2022). Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of Civilian Injuries Caused by Highway Vehicle Fires in The United States from 1980 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association, Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph], National Fire Protection Association, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
