In 2011, there were 1,389,500 fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 3,005 civilian deaths, 17,500 civilian injuries, and $11.7 billion in property damage.
- 484,500 were structure fires, causing 2,640 civilian deaths, 15,635 civilian injuries, and $9.7 billion in property damage.
- 219,000 were vehicle fires, causing 300 civilian fire deaths, 1,190 civilian fire injuries, and $1.4 billion in property damage.
- 686,000 were outside and other fires, causing 65 civilian fire deaths, 675 civilian fire injuries, and $616 million in property damage.
The 2011 U.S. fire loss clock A fire department responded to a fire every 23 seconds. One structure fire was reported every 65 seconds.
- One home structure fire was reported every 85 seconds.
- One civilian fire injury was reported every 30 minutes.
- One civilian fire death occurred every 2 hours and 55 minutes.
- One outside fire was reported every 46 seconds.
- One vehicle fire was reported every 144 seconds.
See NFPA's report, "Fire Loss in the United States During 2011"
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