| Structure Fires, 2015-2024 (1) |
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Direct property damage (2) ($ billions) |
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Direct property damage (2) ($ billions) |
| Year |
Number of fires |
As reported |
In 2025 dollars (3) |
Year |
Number of fires |
As reported |
In 2025 dollars (3) |
| 2015 |
501,500 |
$10.3 |
$13.9 |
2020 |
490,500 |
$12.1 |
$15.1 |
| 2016 |
475,500 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
2021 |
486,500 |
12.7 |
15.0 |
| 2017 |
499,000 |
10.7 |
14.1 |
2022 |
522,500 |
15.0 |
16.4 |
| 2018 |
499,000 |
11.1 |
14.2 |
2023 |
470,000 |
14.7 |
15.5 |
| 2019 |
481,500 |
12.3 |
15.5 |
2024 |
470,500 |
15.3 |
15.7 |
(1) Estimates based on data reported by fire departments responding to the 2024 National Fire Experience Survey. May exclude reports from some fire departments.
(2) Does not include damage from major wildfires.
(3) Calculated from unrounded numbers by the °µÍø½ûÇø Information Institute using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Inflation Calculator.
Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2024 by Shelby Hall, ©2025 National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org. |
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