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Don't Become a Statistic!
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Fire safety is an important consideration in our lives. Nationally, there are millions of structure fires, thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollar loss - which makes the U.S. fire problem one of great national importance.
Between 1998 and 2007, there was an average of 1,664,500 fires resulting in an estimated $10,949,900,000 in direct dollar loss each year. An average of 3,695 Americans lost their lives and another 19,405 were injured annually as the result of fire. These averages do not reflect the events of September 11, 2001.
The following table shows the numbers of fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss in the United States from 1998 to 2007.
National Fire Impacts
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Year |
Fires |
Deaths |
Injuries |
Direct Dollar Loss In Millions |
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1998 |
1,755,000 |
4,035 |
23,100 |
$8,629 |
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1999 |
1,823,000 |
3,570 |
21,875 |
$10,024 |
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2000 |
1,708,000 |
4,045 |
22,350 |
$11,207 |
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2001¹ |
1,734,500 |
3,745 |
20,300 |
$10,583 |
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2001² |
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2,451 |
800 |
$33,440 |
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2002 |
1,687,500 |
3,380 |
18,425 |
$10,337 |
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2003 |
1,584,500 |
3,925 |
18,125 |
$12,307 |
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2004 |
1,550,500 |
3,900 |
17,875 |
$9,794 |
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2005 |
1,602,000 |
3,675 |
17,925 |
$10,672 |
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2006 |
1,642,500 |
3,245 |
16,400 |
$11,307 |
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2007 |
1,557,500 |
3,430 |
17,675 |
$14,639 |
¹ Excludes the events of September 11, 2001.
² These estimates reflect the number of deaths, injuries and dollar loss directly related to the events of September 11, 2001.
Note: The decrease in direct dollar loss in 2004 reflects the Southern California wildfires with an estimated loss of $2,040,000,000 that occurred in 2003. The dollar loss estimate for 2007 includes the California Fire Storm with an estimated property loss of $1,800,000,000.
Source: National Fire Protection Association Fire Loss in the U.S. 2007.
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