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Direct property damage
(in billions)
|
Year
|
Fires
|
Civilian
deaths
|
Civilian
injuries
|
As reported
|
In 2018 dollars
|
|
1980
|
734,000
|
5,200
|
19,700
|
$2.8
|
$8.7
|
|
1981
|
711,000
|
5,400
|
19,125
|
$3.1
|
$8.6
|
|
1982
|
654,500
|
4,820
|
20,450
|
$3.1
|
$8.2
|
|
1983
|
625,500
|
4,670
|
20,750
|
$3.2
|
$8.1
|
|
1984
|
605,500
|
4,075
|
18,750
|
$3.4
|
$8.1
|
|
1985
|
606,000
|
4,885
|
19,175
|
$3.7
|
$8.6
|
|
1986
|
565,500
|
4,655
|
18,575
|
$3.5
|
$7.9
|
|
1987
|
536,500
|
4,570
|
19,965
|
$3.6
|
$8.0
|
|
1988
|
538,500
|
4,955
|
22,075
|
$3.9
|
$8.3
|
|
1989
|
498,500
|
4,335
|
20,275
|
$3.9
|
$7.9
|
|
1990
|
454,500
|
4,050
|
20,225
|
$4.2
|
$8.0
|
|
1991
|
464,500
|
3,500
|
21,275
|
$5.51
|
$10.11
|
|
1992
|
459,000
|
3,705
|
21,100
|
$3.8
|
$6.8
|
|
1993
|
458,000
|
3,720
|
22,000
|
$4.82
|
$8.32
|
|
1994
|
438,000
|
3,425
|
19,475
|
$4.2
|
$7.1
|
|
1995
|
414,000
|
3,640
|
18,650
|
$4.3
|
$7.0
|
|
1996
|
417,000
|
4,035
|
18,875
|
$4.9
|
$7.8
|
|
1997
|
395,500
|
3,360
|
17,300
|
$4.5
|
$7.0
|
|
1998
|
369,500
|
3,220
|
16,800
|
$4.3
|
$6.6
|
|
1999
|
371,000
|
2,895
|
16,050
|
$5.0
|
$7.5
|
|
2000
|
368,000
|
3,420
|
16,975
|
$5.5
|
$8.1
|
|
2001
|
383,500
|
3,110
|
15,200
|
$5.5
|
$7.8
|
|
2002
|
389,000
|
2,670
|
13,650
|
$5.9
|
$8.3
|
|
2003
|
388,500
|
3,145
|
13,650
|
$5.93
|
$8.13
|
|
2004
|
395,500
|
3,190
|
13,700
|
$5.8
|
$7.8
|
|
2005
|
381,000
|
3,030
|
13,300
|
$6.7
|
$8.7
|
|
2006
|
396,000
|
2,580
|
12,500
|
$6.8
|
$8.5
|
|
2007
|
399,000
|
2,865
|
13,600
|
$7.44
|
$8.94
|
|
2008
|
386,500
|
2,755
|
13,160
|
$8.25
|
$9.65
|
|
2009
|
362,500
|
2,565
|
12,650
|
$7.6
|
$8.9
|
|
2010
|
369,500
|
2,640
|
13,350
|
$6.9
|
$8.0
|
|
2011
|
370,000
|
2,520
|
13,910
|
$6.9
|
$7.7
|
|
2012
|
365,000
|
2,380
|
12,875
|
$5.7
|
$7.7
|
| 2013 |
369,500 |
2,755 |
12,200 |
$6.8 |
$7.3 |
| 2014 |
367,500 |
2,745 |
11,825 |
$6.8 |
$7.2 |
| 2015 |
365,500 |
2,650 |
11,075 |
$7.0 |
$7.4 |
| 2016 |
352,000 |
2,735 |
10,750 |
$5.66 |
$6.36 |
| 2017 |
357,000 |
2,630 |
10,600 |
$7.7 |
$7.9 |
| 2018 |
363,000 |
2,720 |
11,200 |
$8.0 |
$8.0 |
1Includes $1.5 billion in damage caused by the Oakland Fire Storm, most of which was lost to homes but for which no detailed breakdown by property type was available.
2Includes $809 million in damage caused by Southern California wildfires
3This does not include the Southern California wildfires with an estimated property damage of $2 billion.
4Does not include the California Fire Storm 2007 with an estimated property damage of $1.8 billion
5Does not include the California wildfires 2008 with an estimated property damage of $1.4 billion.
6Does not include the 2016 Gatlin, Tennessee wildfires with an estimated property damage of $911 million.
"Homes" are dwellings, duplexes, manufactured homes (also called mobile homes), apartments, rowhouses, and townhouses. Other residential properties, such as hotels and motels, dormitories, barracks, rooming and boarding homes, and the like, are not included.
Direct property damage figures do not include indirect losses, like business interruption.
Inflation adjustment to 2018 dollars is done using the consumer price index.
Source: Fire Loss in the United States 2018, Ben Evarts, NFPA, September 2019 and previous reports in the series.
Updated 11/19