Includes manufactured homes
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Direct Property Damage
(in Billions)
|
Year
|
Fires
|
Civilian
deaths
|
Civilian
injuries
|
As reported
|
In 2018 dollars
|
|
1980
|
590,500
|
4,175
|
16,100
|
$2.4
|
$7.5
|
|
1981
|
574,000
|
4,430
|
14,875
|
$2.7
|
$7.5
|
|
1982
|
538,000
|
3,960
|
15,750
|
$2.8
|
$7.3
|
|
1983
|
523,500
|
3,825
|
16,450
|
$2.8
|
$7.0
|
|
1984
|
506,000
|
3,290
|
15,100
|
$2.9
|
$7.1
|
|
1985
|
501,500
|
4,020
|
15,250
|
$3.2
|
$7.5
|
|
1986
|
468,000
|
4,005
|
14,650
|
$3.0
|
$6.9
|
|
1987
|
433,000
|
3,780
|
15,200
|
$3.1
|
$6.8
|
|
1988
|
432,500
|
4,125
|
17,125
|
$3.3
|
$7.1
|
|
1989
|
402,500
|
3,545
|
15,225
|
$3.3
|
$6.8
|
|
1990
|
359,000
|
3,370
|
15,250
|
$3.5
|
$6.8
|
|
1991
|
363,000
|
2,905
|
15,600
|
$3.42
|
$6.22
|
|
1992
|
358,000
|
3,160
|
15,275
|
$3.2
|
$5.7
|
|
1993
|
358,000
|
3,035
|
15,700
|
$4.13
|
$7.13
|
|
1994
|
341,000
|
2,785
|
14,000
|
$3.5
|
$6.0
|
|
1995
|
320,000
|
3,035
|
13,450
|
$3.6
|
$6.0
|
|
1996
|
324,000
|
3,470
|
13,700
|
$4.1
|
$6.6
|
|
1997
|
302,500
|
2,700
|
12,300
|
$3.7
|
$5.8
|
|
1998
|
283,000
|
2,775
|
11,800
|
$3.6
|
$5.6
|
|
1999
|
282,500
|
2,375
|
11,550
|
$4.1
|
$6.2
|
|
2000
|
283,500
|
2,920
|
12,575
|
$4.6
|
$6.8
|
|
2001
|
295,500
|
2,650
|
11,400
|
$4.7
|
$6.6
|
|
2002
|
300,500
|
2,280
|
9,950
|
$5.0
|
$7.0
|
|
2003
|
297,000
|
2,735
|
10,000
|
$5.14
|
$6.94
|
|
2004
|
301,500
|
2,680
|
10,500
|
$4.9
|
$6.6
|
|
2005
|
287,000
|
2,570
|
10,300
|
$5.8
|
$7.4
|
|
2006
|
304,500
|
2,155
|
8,800
|
$5.9
|
$7.4
|
|
2007
|
300,500
|
2,350
|
9,650
|
$6.25
|
$7.55
|
|
2008
|
291,000
|
2,365
|
9,185
|
$6.96
|
$8.16
|
|
2009
|
272,500
|
2,100
|
9,300
|
$6.4
|
$7.5
|
|
2010
|
279,000
|
2,200
|
9,400
|
$5.9
|
$6.8
|
|
2011
|
274,500
|
2,105
|
9,485
|
$5.7
|
$6.4
|
|
2012
|
268,000
|
2,000
|
8,825
|
$5.8
|
$6.4
|
| 2013 |
271,500 |
2,430 |
8,300 |
$5.6 |
$6.1 |
| 2014 |
273,500 |
2,345 |
8,025 |
$5.8 |
$6.2 |
| 2015 |
270,500 |
2,155 |
8,050 |
$5.8 |
$6.1 |
| 2016 |
257,000 |
2,410 |
7,375 |
$4.9 |
$5.2 |
| 2017 |
262,500 |
2,290 |
7,470 |
$6.1 |
$6.3 |
| 2018 |
276,500 |
2,360 |
7,800 |
$6.5 |
$6.5 |
2Does not include $1.5 billion in damage caused by the Oakland Fire Storm most of which was lost to homes but for which not detailed breakdown by property type was available.
3Includes $809 million in damage caused by Southern California wildfires.
4This does not include the Southern California Wildfires with an estimated property damage of $2 billion.
5This does not include the California Fire Storm 2007 with an estimated property damage of $1.8 billion.
6Does not include the California wildfires 2008 with an estimated property damage of $1.4 billion.
7Hotels and motels
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