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Direct Property Damage
(in Billions)
|
|
Year
|
Fires
|
Civilian
Deaths
|
Civilian
Injuries
|
As Reported
|
In 2012 Dollars
|
|
1980
|
456,000
|
650
|
2,850
|
$0.5
|
$1.4
|
|
1981
|
453,000
|
770
|
2,900
|
$0.5
|
$1.3
|
|
1982
|
433,000
|
575
|
3,250
|
$0.5
|
$1.2
|
|
1983
|
435,500
|
670
|
3,400
|
$0.6
|
$1.4
|
|
1984
|
437,000
|
530
|
3,250
|
$0.6
|
$1.3
|
|
1985
|
437,000
|
770
|
3,250
|
$0.7
|
$1.5
|
|
1986
|
438,000
|
665
|
2,850
|
$0.7
|
$1.5
|
|
1987
|
451,000
|
755
|
2,900
|
$0.7
|
$1.4
|
|
1988
|
459,000
|
800
|
2,750
|
$0.8
|
$1.6
|
|
1989
|
415,500
|
560
|
2,750
|
$0.8
|
$1.5
|
|
1990
|
415,000
|
645
|
3,025
|
$0.8
|
$1.4
|
|
1991
|
406,500
|
530
|
2,675
|
$0.8
|
$1.3
|
|
1992
|
385,500
|
665
|
2,750
|
$0.8
|
$1.3
|
|
1993
|
402,000
|
540
|
2,400
|
$0.9
|
$1.4
|
|
1994
|
402,000
|
555
|
2,325
|
$1.0
|
$1.5
|
|
1995
|
386,000
|
490
|
2,275
|
$1.0
|
$1.5
|
|
1996
|
395,000
|
550
|
2,075
|
$1.1
|
$1.6
|
|
1997
|
377,000
|
450
|
1,950
|
$1.1
|
$1.6
|
|
1998
|
358,500
|
545
|
2,050
|
$1.1
|
$1.5
|
|
1999
|
345,000
|
450
|
1,600
|
$1.1
|
$1.5
|
|
2000
|
325,000
|
450
|
1,325
|
$1.2
|
$1.6
|
|
2001
|
327,000
|
470
|
1,750
|
$1.3
|
$1.7
|
|
2002
|
307,000
|
540
|
1,700
|
$1.2
|
$1.5
|
|
2003
|
286,000
|
455
|
1,400
|
$1.1
|
$1.4
|
|
2004
|
266,500
|
520
|
1,300
|
$1.0
|
$1.2
|
|
2005
|
259,000
|
500
|
1,450
|
$1.0
|
$1.2
|
|
2006
|
250,000
|
445
|
1,075
|
$1.0
|
$1.1
|
|
2007
|
227,500
|
365
|
1,500
|
$1.1
|
$1.2
|
|
2008
|
207,000
|
350
|
850
|
$1.2
|
$1.3
|
|
2009
|
190,500
|
260
|
1,455
|
$1.0
|
$1.1
|
|
2010
|
184,500
|
285
|
1,440
|
$1.0
|
$1.1
|
|
2011
|
187,500
|
270
|
1,020
|
$1.0
|
$1.0
|
|
2012
|
172,500
|
300
|
800
|
$1.3
|
$1.3
|
| 2013 |
164,000 |
300 |
925 |
$1.1 |
$1.1 |
Highway vehicles include any vehicle designed to operate normally on highways, such as automobiles, motorcycles, buses, trucks, and trailers, but not manufactured homes on foundations.
Direct property damage figures do not include indirect losses, like business interruption.
Inflation adjustment to 2013 dollars is done using the consumer price index.
Source: Fire Loss in the United States 2013, Michael J. Karter, Jr., NFPA, September 2014 and previous reports in the series.
Updated 9/14