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Reported Fires By Property Use, 2023 (1)

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Property use Fires Property loss (2) ($ millions)
S³Ù°ù³Ü³¦³Ù³Ü°ù±ð²õ 470,000 $14,688Ìý
ÌýÌý ResidentialÌý 352,000 11,398
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý HomeÌý 332,000 11,021
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý One- and two-family homes (3) 255,500 8,675
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Apartments and other multi-family 76,500 2,346
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Other residential structures (4) 20,000 377
ÌýÌý Non-residential (5) 118,000 3,290
Vehicle fireÌý 210,500 2,599
ÌýÌý Highway vehicle fireÌý 180,000 1,961
ÌýÌý Other vehicle fireÌý 30,500 638
Outside and other fireÌýÌý 708,500 5,933 (9)
ÌýÌý Fire outside but no vehicle (6) 84,500 214
ÌýÌý Fires in brush, grass, or wildlands (7) 287,000 (8)
ÌýÌý Outside rubbish fireÌý 248,500 (8)
ÌýÌý All other fireÌý 88,500 219
TotalÌý 1,389,000 $23,219 (9)

(1) Estimates based on data reported by fire departments responding to the 2023 National Fire Experience Survey. May exclude reports from some fire departments.
(2) Includes overall direct property loss to contents, structures, vehicles, machinery, vegetation or any other property involved in a fire. Excludes indirect losses, such as business interruption or temporary shelter costs.
(3) Includes manufactured homes.
(4) Includes hotels and motels, dormitories, rooming houses, residential board and care properties, and other residential properties.
(5) Public assembly, educational, institutional, retail, office, manufacturing, and industrial or utility properties.
(6) Outside storage, crops, timber, etc.
(7) Excludes crops and timber, with no value or loss involved.
(8) Property damage is not captured for brush, grass, or wildland fires with no loss or outside rubbish fires.
(9) Includes $5.5 billion property loss estimate from the wildfires predominantly on the island of Maui in Hawaii in August of 2023.

Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2023 by Shelby Hall and Ben Evarts, ©2024 National Fire Protection Association

 
Reported Fires By Property Use, 2019 (1)

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Property use Fires Property loss (2)
($ millions)
S³Ù°ù³Ü³¦³Ù³Ü°ù±ð²õ 481,500 $12,287
ÌýÌýÌýÌý ResidentialÌý 361,500 7,976
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý HomeÌý 339,500 7,767
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý One- and two-family homes (3) 264,500 6,428
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Apartments and other multi-family 75,000 1,339
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Other residential structures (4) 22,000 209
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Non-residential (5) 120,000 4,311
Vehicle fireÌý 223,000 2,229
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Highway vehicle fireÌý 189,500 1,645
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Other vehicle fireÌý 33,500 584
Outside and other fireÌýÌý 587,000 304
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Fire outside but no vehicle (6) 70,500 206
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Fires in brush, grass, or wildlands (7) 244,500 NAÌý
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Outside rubbish fireÌý 177,500 NAÌý
All other fireÌý 94,500 98
Total 1,291,500 $14,820

(1) Estimates based on data reported by fire departments responding to the 2019 National Fire Experience Survey. May exclude reports from all fire departments.
(2) Includes overall direct property loss to contents, structures, vehicles, machinery, vegetation or any other property involved in a fire. Excludes indirect losses, such as business interruption or temporary shelter costs.
(3) Includes manufactured homes.
(4) Includes hotels and motels, dormitories, rooming houses, residential board and care properties, and other residential properties.
(5) Public assembly, educational, institutional, retail, office, manufacturing, and industrial or utility properties.
(6) Outside storage, crops, timber, etc.
(7) Excludes crops and timber, with no value or loss involved.

NA=Data not available.

Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2019 by Marty Ahrens and Ben Evarts, ©2020 National Fire Protection Association.

 
Reported Fires By Property Use, 2020 (1)

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Property use Fires Property loss (2)
($ millions)
Fires in California Wildland-Urban Interface Ìý $4,200
S³Ù°ù³Ü³¦³Ù³Ü°ù±ð²õ 490,500 12,107
ÌýÌý ResidentialÌý 379,500 8,703
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý HomeÌý 356,500 8,400
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý One- and two-family homes (3) 270,500 6,771
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Apartments and other multi-family 86,000 1,629
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Other residential structures (4) 23,000 303
ÌýÌý Non-residential (5) 111,000 3,404
Vehicle fireÌý 209,500 5,170
ÌýÌý Highway vehicle fireÌý 173,000 1,615
ÌýÌý Other vehicle fireÌý 36,500 3,555 (6)
Outside and other fireÌýÌý 688,500 389
ÌýÌý Fire outside but no vehicle (7) 84,000 210
ÌýÌý Fires in brush, grass, or wildlands (8) 277,000 NAÌý
ÌýÌý Outside rubbish fireÌý 225,000 NAÌý
All other fireÌý 102,500 179
TotalÌý 1,388,500 $21,866

(1) Estimates based on data reported by fire departments responding to the 2020 National Fire Experience Survey. May exclude reports from some fire departments.
(2) Includes overall direct property loss to contents, structures, vehicles, machinery, vegetation or any other property involved in a fire. Excludes indirect losses, such as business interruption or temporary shelter costs.
(3) Includes manufactured homes.
(4) Includes hotels and motels, dormitories, rooming houses, residential board and care properties, and other residential properties.
(5) Public assembly, educational, institutional, retail, office, manufacturing, and industrial or utility properties.
(6) Includes a $3 billion naval ship fire in California.
(7) Outside storage, crops, timber, etc.
(8) Excludes crops and timber, with no value or loss involved.

Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2020 by Marty Ahrens and Ben Evarts, ©2021 National Fire Protection Association

 
Reported Fires By Property Use, 2021 (1)

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Property use FiresÌý Property loss (2)($ millions)
Fires in California Wildland-Urban Interface Ìý $678
S³Ù°ù³Ü³¦³Ù³Ü°ù±ð²õ 486,500 12,751Ìý
ÌýÌý Residential 361,000 8,949Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Home 338,000 8,697Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý One- and two-family homes (3) 256,500 6,972Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Apartments and other multi-family 81,500 1,725Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Other residential structures (4) 23,000 252
ÌýÌý Non-residential (5) 125,500 3,564
Vehicle fire 208,500 2,165
ÌýÌý Highway vehicle fire 174,000 1,547
ÌýÌý Other vehicle fire 34,500 618
Outside and other fire 658,500 363
ÌýÌý Fire outside but no vehicle (6) 79,500 156
ÌýÌý Fires in brush, grass, or wildlands (7) 269,500 NAÌý
ÌýÌý Outside rubbish fire 229,500 NAÌý
All other fire 80,000 207
TotalÌý 1,353,500 $15,957

(1) Estimates based on data reported by fire departments responding to the 2021 National Fire Experience Survey. May exclude reports from somefire departments.
(2) Includes overall direct property loss to contents, structures, vehicles, machinery, vegetation or any other property involved in a fire. Excludes indirect losses, such as business interruption or temporary shelter costs.
(3) Includes manufactured homes.
(4) Includes hotels and motels, dormitories, rooming houses, residential board and care properties, and other residential properties.
(5) Public assembly, educational, institutional, retail, office, manufacturing, and industrial or utility properties.
(6) Outside storage, crops, timber, etc.
(7) Excludes crops and timber, with no value or loss involved.

Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2021 by Shelby Hall and Ben Evarts, ©2022 National Fire Protection Association

 
Reported Fires By Property Use, 2022 (1)

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Property use FiresÌý Property loss (2) ($ millions)
S³Ù°ù³Ü³¦³Ù³Ü°ù±ð²õ 522,500 $15,024Ìý
ÌýÌý ResidentialÌý 382,500 10,955Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý HomeÌý 360,000 10,537Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý One- and two-family homes (3) 280,000 8,626Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Apartments and other multi-family 80,000 1,911Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Other residential structures (4) 22,500 418
ÌýÌý Non-residential (5) 140,000 4,068
Vehicle fireÌý 222,000 2,649
ÌýÌý Highway vehicle fireÌý 188,500 1,995
ÌýÌý Other vehicle fireÌý 33,500 655
Outside and other fireÌýÌý 760,000 399
ÌýÌý Fire outside but no vehicle (6) 95,000 250
ÌýÌý Fires in brush, grass, or wildlands (7) 338,500 0
ÌýÌý Outside rubbish fireÌý 235,000 0
ÌýÌý All other fireÌý 91,500 149
TotalÌý 1,504,500 $18,072

(1) Estimates based on data reported by fire departments responding to the 2022 National Fire Experience Survey. May exclude reports from some fire departments.
(2) Includes overall direct property loss to contents, structures, vehicles, machinery, vegetation or any other property involved in a fire. Excludes indirect losses, such as business interruption or temporary shelter costs.
(3) Includes manufactured homes.
(4) Includes hotels and motels, dormitories, rooming houses, residential board and care properties, and other residential properties.
(5) Public assembly, educational, institutional, retail, office, manufacturing, and industrial or utility properties.
(6) Outside storage, crops, timber, etc.
(7) Excludes crops and timber, with no value or loss involved.

Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2022 by Shelby Hall and Ben Evarts, ©2023 National Fire Protection Association