1977-2015
| Date |
Number of fatalities |
Occupancy |
Location |
| 09/11/2001 |
340 * |
World Trade Center |
New York, NY |
| 6/30/2013 |
19 |
Wildland fire (Yarnell Hill) |
Yarnell, AZ |
| 07/6/1994 |
14 |
Wildland fire (South Canyon) |
Glenwood Springs, CO |
| 07/23/1984 |
10 |
Oil refinery |
Romeoville, IL |
| 4/17/2013 |
9 |
Fertilizer plant |
West, TX |
| 6/18/2007 |
9 |
Furniture store |
Charleston, SC |
| 8/5/2008 |
9 |
Wildfire fire (Buckhorn) helicopter crash |
Near Weaverville, CA |
| 12/3/1999 |
6 |
Warehouse |
Worcester, MA |
| 06/25/1990 |
6 |
Wildland fire (Dude fire) |
Payson, AZ |
| 11/29/1988 |
6 |
Construction site |
Kansas City, MO |
| 08/2/1978 |
6 |
Supermarket |
New York, NY |
| 10/26/2006 |
5 |
Wildland fire (Esperanza fire) |
Perris, CA |
| 07/1/1988 |
5 |
Auto dealership |
Hackensack, NJ |
| 12/27/1983 |
5 |
Radiator repair shop |
Buffalo, NY |
* On 9/11/2001, 343 employees of the FDNY were killed: 340 firefighters, two paramedics and a chaplain. For the purposes of its annual Firefighter Fatality report, NFPA contains the count of only firefighters.
Disclaimer: Death tolls are based on information in NFPA’s records. Please contact us at
osds@nfpa.org to provide any updated information.
Source: NFPA’s Fire Incident Data Organization (FIDO), Fire Analysis and Research Division, June 2016.