Home Grill Fires

Report: NFPA's "Home Grill Fires” 
Author: Marty Ahrens
Issued: June 2018  

Report and fact sheet

Home Grill Fires

In 2011-2015, grills, hibachis or barbecues were involved in an average of 9,600 home fires per year, including an average of 4,100 structure fires and 5,500 outside or unclassified fires.

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U.S. Home Fires Involving Grills

This printable fact sheet includes quick stats from the Home Grill Fires report.

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Report highlights  

• Five out of six (82%) grills involved in home fires were fueled by gas, while 14% used charcoal or other solid fuel.
• July (17%) was the peak month for grill fires, followed by May (14%), June (14%), and August (13%). Three percent of the fires occurred in each of the winter months of December, January, and February. 
• In 2012-2016, 8,200 thermal burns involving grills were seen in hospital emergency departments. 

Related report

"Home Fires Involving Cooking Equipment" report (PDF)