The U.S. fire problem

Home fires with ten or more fatalities (1980-2011)

October 28, 1980	Illinois apartment building	10 deaths
December 18, 1980	Utah apartment building	12 deaths
January 11, 1981	Illinois single-family home	11 deaths
October 24, 1981	New Jersey apartment building	11 deaths
May 14, 1982	Maryland row house	10 deaths
July 5, 1982	Connecticut apartment building	14 deaths
February 8, 1984	Pennsylvania single-family home	10 deaths
May 13, 1985	Pennsylvania row house	11 deaths
September 30, 1987	Wisconsin single-family home	12 deaths
January 1, 1989	Minnesota single-family home	10 deaths
December 24, 1989	Tennessee apartment building (older adults)	16 deaths
February 16, 1991	Connecticut apartment building	10 deaths
October 20, 1991	Oakland fire storm	25 civilians & 1 firefighter
December 9, 1991	Illinois apartment building	10 deaths
May 3, 1993	California apartment building	12 deaths
March 22, 1998	Pennsylvania seasonal dwelling	11 deaths
January 3, 2001	Delaware single family dwelling	11 deaths
September 12, 2004	Ohio apartment building	10 deaths
March 10, 2005	Louisiana single-family townhouse	11 deaths
February 6, 2007	Kentucky single-family dwelling	10 deaths
March 7, 2007	New York single-family dwelling	10 deaths
April 2008	Pennslyvania two-story single family	10 deaths

Source: NFPA's Fire Incident Data Organization

Updated: 9/12

			Overview of the U.S. fire problem

			Number of fires by type of fire

			Home fires

			Homes Fires with Ten or More Fatalities

			One- and two-family home fires (includes manufactured homes)

			Structure fires

			Residential structure fires

			Non-residential structure fires

			Apartment structure fires

			Non-home structure fires

			U.S. highway vehicle fires