Year
|
Total
|
Structures
|
Outside of Structures with Value Involved but no vehicle (outside storage crops, timber, etc)
|
Highway Vehicles
|
Other Vehicles
(Trains, Boats, Ships, Aircraft, Farm Vehicles, and Construction Vehicles)
|
Brush, Grass, Wildland (excluding crops and timber), with no value or loss involved
|
Rubbish Including dumpsters (outside of structures), with no value or loss involved
|
All Other Fires
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
2,988,000
|
1,065,000
|
86,500
|
456,000
|
15,500
|
718,500
|
397,000
|
249,500
|
1981
|
2,893,500
|
1,027,500
|
81,000
|
453,000
|
13,500
|
711,000
|
341,000
|
266,500
|
1982
|
2,538,000
|
946,500
|
54,000
|
433,000
|
10,000
|
522,500
|
309,500
|
262,500
|
1983
|
2,326,500
|
868,500
|
49,500
|
435,500
|
11,500
|
467,500
|
288,000
|
206,000
|
1984
|
2,343,000
|
848,000
|
45,000
|
437,000
|
17,500
|
487,500
|
303,000
|
205,000
|
1985
|
2,371,000
|
859,500
|
51,500
|
437,000
|
18,500
|
531,000
|
301,500
|
172,000
|
1986
|
2,271,500
|
800,000
|
50,000
|
438,000
|
18,500
|
502,000
|
293,000
|
170,000
|
1987
|
2,330,000
|
758,000
|
55,000
|
451,000
|
20,000
|
553,000
|
308,500
|
184,500
|
1988
|
2,436,500
|
745,000
|
63,000
|
459,000
|
18,500
|
675,500
|
333,500
|
142,000
|
1989
|
2,115,000
|
688,000
|
54,500
|
415,500
|
20,000
|
498,000
|
321,000
|
118,000
|
1990
|
2,019,000
|
624,000
|
52,000
|
415,000
|
21,500
|
472,000
|
314,500
|
120,000
|
1991
|
2,041,500
|
640,500
|
53,500
|
406,500
|
22,000
|
492,000
|
314,000
|
113,000
|
1992
|
1,964,500
|
637,500
|
50,500
|
385,500
|
19,500
|
439,000
|
304,000
|
128,500
|
1993
|
1,952,500
|
621,500
|
52,000
|
402,000
|
18,500
|
444,000
|
287,500
|
127,000
|
1994
|
2,054,500
|
614,000
|
66,500
|
402,000
|
20,000
|
503,000
|
292,000
|
157,000
|
1995
|
1,965,500
|
573,500
|
61,000
|
386,000
|
20,500
|
503,500
|
274,000
|
147,000
|
1996
|
1,975,000
|
578,500
|
62,500
|
395,000
|
18,500
|
515,000
|
251,000
|
154,500
|
1997
|
1,795,000
|
552,000
|
56,500
|
377,000
|
20,000
|
415,500
|
247,000
|
127,000
|
1998
|
1,755,500
|
517,500
|
62,000
|
358,500
|
22,500
|
424,000
|
229,000
|
142,000
|
1999
|
1,823,000
|
523,000
|
64,000
|
345,000
|
23,500
|
498,000
|
226,500
|
143,000
|
2000
|
1,708,000
|
505,500
|
68,500
|
325,000
|
23,500
|
455,000
|
215,000
|
115,500
|
2001
|
1,734,500
|
521,500
|
75,000
|
327,000
|
24,500
|
414,000
|
208,500
|
164,000
|
2002
|
1,687,500
|
519,000
|
71,000
|
307,000
|
22,500
|
399,000
|
204,000
|
165,000
|
2003
|
1,584,500
|
519,500
|
66,000
|
286,000
|
26,000
|
360,000
|
190,500
|
136,500
|
2004
|
1,550,500
|
526,000
|
69,000
|
266,500
|
30,500
|
320,000
|
194,000
|
144,500
|
2005
|
1,602,000
|
511,000
|
78,000
|
259,000
|
31,000
|
379,500
|
215,000
|
128,500
|
2006
|
1,642,500
|
524,000
|
82,500
|
250,000
|
28,000
|
415,500
|
212,000
|
130,500
|
2007
|
1,557,500
|
530,500
|
85,000
|
227,500
|
30,500
|
355,000
|
206,500
|
122,500
|
2008
|
1,451,500
|
515,000
|
71,000
|
207,000
|
29,000
|
335,000
|
188,000
|
106,500
|
2009
|
1,348,500
|
480,500
|
69,000
|
190,500
|
28,500
|
306,000
|
171,000
|
103,000
|
2010
|
1,331,500
|
482,000
|
72,500
|
184,500
|
31,000
|
304,000
|
173,000
|
84,500
|
2011
|
1,389,500
|
484,000
|
79,000
|
187,500
|
31,500
|
338,000
|
180,500
|
88,500
|
2012
|
1,375,000
|
480,500
|
83,000
|
172,000
|
30,000
|
350,000
|
179,000
|
80,000
|
2013
|
1,240,000
|
487,500
|
67,000
|
164,000
|
24,000
|
254,500
|
158,000
|
85,000
|
2014
|
1,298,000
|
494,000
|
65,000
|
167,500
|
26,000
|
290,500
|
157,500
|
97,500
|
2015
|
1,345,500
|
501,500
|
76,000
|
174,000
|
30,000
|
297,000
|
163,000
|
103,500
|
These estimates are based on data reported to the NFPA by fire departments that responded to the 1980-2015 National Fire Experience Survey.
Source: Fire Loss in the United States 2015, Hylton J.G. Haynes, NFPA, September 2016 and previous reports in the series.
Updated 9/16