United States Fire Departments responded to an estimated 1,319,500 fires in 2017. These fires resulted in 3,400 civilian fire fatalities, 14,670 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $23 billion in direct property loss. According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), cooking is the main cause of residential building fires. Other causes include heating, unintentional/carelessness, and electrical malfunction.

Chart source: U.S. Fire Administration - Statistics of Data, Publication & Library

In terms of types of fire, “Residential” is the leading property type for fire deaths (73.2%), fire injuries (76.5%) and fire dollar loss (54.7%) in comparison to Nonresidential, Vehicle, and Outside fires.

In addition to residential building fires, surprisingly 204,000 vehicles fires were reported in 2016 in which unintentional, undetermined, or equipment failure were the major causes.

Chart source: U.S. Fire Administration - Statistics of Data, Publication & Library

According to the USFA, fires are the leading cause of personal property damages for both residencies and vehicles. California, Texas, and Georgia are leading the nation in the number of fire deaths, while West Virginia, Alaska and Alabama have the most deaths per million people.

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References: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/