U.S. civilian fire injuries 1977-2019 | Statista

In 2019, there were 1,291,500 fires reported in the United States which caused an estimated 16,600 civilian injuries. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when there were 15,2000 civilian injuries.

Civilian injuries caused by fire in the United States from 1977 to 2019

Characteristic	Number of injuries
1977	31,190
1978	29,825
1979	31,325
1980	30,200
1981	30,450
1982	30,525
1983	31,275
1984	28,125
1985	28,425
1986	26,825
1987	28,215
1988	30,800
1989	28,250
1990	28,600
1991	29,375
1992	28,700
1993	30,475
1994	27,250
1995	25,775
1996	25,550
1997	23,750
1998	23,100
1999	21,875
2000	22,350
2001*	21,100
2002	18,425
2003	18,125
2004	17,875
2005	17,925
2006	16,400
2007	17,675
2008	16,705
2009	17,050
2010	17,720
2011	17,500
2012	16,500
2013	15,925
2014	15,775
2015	15,700
2016	14,650
2017	14,670
2018	15,200
2019	16,600

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September 2020

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United States

Survey time period

1977 to 2010

Supplementary notes

* Includes 800 civilian injuries that occurred from the events of 9/11/01.
Figures prior to 2018 come from earlier reports.
Values are estimates.

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