In 2021, there were 338,000 home structure fires reported in the United States, which caused 2,840 civilian deaths. This is an increase from the previous year, when 2,580 civilians died from home structure fires.
Number of civilian deaths caused by home structure fires in the United States from 1977 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of civilian deaths
2021
2,840
2020
2,580
2019
2,770
2018
2,820
2017
2,630
2016
2,735
2015
2,560
2014
2,745
2013
2,755
2012
2,380
2011
2,520
2010
2,640
2009
2,565
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National Fire Protection Association. (September 15, 2022). Number of civilian deaths caused by home structure fires in the United States from 1977 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376919/us-home-structure-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of civilian deaths caused by home structure fires in the United States from 1977 to 2021." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376919/us-home-structure-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. (2022). Number of civilian deaths caused by home structure fires in the United States from 1977 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376919/us-home-structure-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of Civilian Deaths Caused by Home Structure Fires in The United States from 1977 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376919/us-home-structure-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association, Number of civilian deaths caused by home structure fires in the United States from 1977 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376919/us-home-structure-fires-civilian-deaths/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Number of civilian deaths caused by home structure fires in the United States from 1977 to 2021 [Graph], National Fire Protection Association, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376919/us-home-structure-fires-civilian-deaths/
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