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Direct Property Damage
(in Billions)
|
|
Year
|
Fires
|
Civilian
Deaths
|
Civilian
Injuries
|
As Reported
|
In 2015 Dollars
|
|
1977
|
750,000
|
6,135
|
22,600
|
$2.2
|
$8.5
|
|
1978
|
730,500
|
6,185
|
21,260
|
$2.2
|
$8.0
|
|
1979
|
721,500
|
5,765
|
20,450
|
$2.5
|
$8.3
|
|
1980
|
757,500
|
5,446
|
21,100
|
$3.0
|
$8.8
|
|
1981
|
733,000
|
5,540
|
20,375
|
$3.3
|
$8.5
|
|
1982
|
676,500
|
4,940
|
21,100
|
$3.3
|
$8.0
|
|
1983
|
641,500
|
4,820
|
21,450
|
$3.3
|
$7.9
|
|
1984
|
623,000
|
4,240
|
19,275
|
$3.4
|
$7.8
|
|
1985
|
622,000
|
5,025
|
19,825
|
$3.8
|
$8.3
|
|
1986
|
581,500
|
4,770
|
19,025
|
$3.6
|
$7.7
|
|
1987
|
551,500
|
4,660
|
20,440
|
$3.7
|
$7.7
|
|
1988
|
552,500
|
5,065
|
22,600
|
$4.0
|
$8.1
|
|
1989
|
513,500
|
4,435
|
20,750
|
$4.0
|
$7.6
|
|
1990
|
467,000
|
4,115
|
20,650
|
$4.3
|
$7.7
|
|
1991
|
478,000
|
3,575
|
21,850
|
$5.61
|
$9.71
|
|
1992
|
472,000
|
3,765
|
21,600
|
$3.9
|
$6.6
|
|
1993
|
470,000
|
3,825
|
22,600
|
$4.82
|
$7.92
|
|
1994
|
451,000
|
3,465
|
20,025
|
$4.3
|
$6.9
|
|
1995
|
425,500
|
3,695
|
19,125
|
$4.4
|
$6.8
|
|
1996
|
428,000
|
4,080
|
19,300
|
$5.0
|
$7.5
|
|
1997
|
406,500
|
3,390
|
17,775
|
$4.6
|
$6.8
|
|
1998
|
381,500
|
3,250
|
17,175
|
$4.4
|
$6.4
|
|
1999
|
383,000
|
2,920
|
16,425
|
$5.1
|
$7.2
|
|
2000
|
379,500
|
3,445
|
17,400
|
$5.7
|
$7.8
|
|
2001
|
396,500
|
3,140
|
15,575
|
$5.6
|
$7.6
|
|
2002
|
401,000
|
2,695
|
14,050
|
$6.1
|
$8.0
|
|
2003
|
402,000
|
3,165
|
14,075
|
$6.13
|
$7.83
|
|
2004
|
410,500
|
3,225
|
14,175
|
$5.9
|
$7.5
|
|
2005
|
396,000
|
3,055
|
13,825
|
$6.9
|
$8.3
|
|
2006
|
412,500
|
2,620
|
12,925
|
$7.0
|
$8.2
|
|
2007
|
414,000
|
2,895
|
14,000
|
$7.54
|
$8.64
|
|
2008
|
403,000
|
2,780
|
13,560
|
$8.65
|
$9.45
|
|
2009
|
377,000
|
2,590
|
13,050
|
$7.8
|
$8.6
|
|
2010
|
384,000
|
2,665
|
13,800
|
$7.1
|
$7.7
|
|
2011
|
386,000
|
2,550
|
14,360
|
$7.1
|
$7.4
|
|
2012
|
381,000
|
2,405
|
13,125
|
$7.2
|
$7.4
|
| 2013 |
387.000 |
2,785 |
12,575 |
$7.0 |
$7.1 |
| 2014 |
386,500 |
2,795 |
12,175 |
$7.0 |
$7.0 |
| 2015 |
388,000 |
2,605 |
11,575 |
$7.2 |
$7.2 |
1Includes $1.5 billion in damage caused by the Oakland Fire Storm, most of which was lost to homes but for which no detailed breakdown by property type was available.
2Includes $809 million in damage caused by Southern California wildfires.
3This does not include the Southern California Wildfires with an estimated property damage of $2 billion.
4This does not include the California Fire Storm 2007 with an estimated property damage of $1.8 billion.
5Does not include the California wildfires 2008 with an estimated property damage of $1.4 billion.
Residential structures include homes, hotels and motels, dormitories, barracks, and the like but do not include hospitals, nursing homes, residential schools jails or prisons, among other properties that provide sleeping accommodations.
Direct property damage figures do not include indirect losses, like business interruption.
Inflation adjustment to 2015 dollars is done using the consumer price index.
Source: Fire Loss in the United States 2015, Hylton J.G Haynes, NFPA, September 2016 and previous reports in the series.
Updated 9/14