| Structure Fires, 2008-2017 (1) |
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Direct property damage
($ billions) |
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Direct property damage
($ billions) |
| Year |
Number of fires |
As reported |
In 2017 dollars |
Year |
Number of fires |
As reported |
In 2017 dollars |
| 2008 |
515,000 |
$12.41 |
$13.91 |
2013 |
487,500 |
$9.50 |
$10.00 |
| 2009 |
480,500 |
10.80 |
12.30 |
2014 |
494,000 |
9.80 |
10.10 |
| 2010 |
482,000 |
9.70 |
10.90 |
2015 |
501,500 |
10.30 |
10.60 |
| 2011 |
484,500 |
9.70 |
10.50 |
2016 |
475,500 |
7.81 |
8.01 |
| 2012 |
480,500 |
9.80 |
10.50 |
2017 |
499,000 |
10.70 (2) |
10.70 (2) |
(1) Estimates based on data reported by fire departments responding to the 2017 National Fire Experience Survey. May exclude reports from all fire departments.
(2) Excludes $10 billion in direct property damage from the California wildfires.
Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2017 by Ben Evarts, ©2017, National Fire Protection Association https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/US-Fire-Problem. |
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