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Home» Blog » 2011 Fire Statistics

2011 Fire Statistics

In 2011, there were 1,389,500 fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 3,005 deaths, 17,500 injuries, and $11.7 billion in property damage.

In 2011 in the US:

  • A fire department responded to a fire every 23 seconds.
  • One structure fire was reported every 65 seconds.
  • One home structure fire was reported every 85 seconds
  • One civilian fire injury was reported every 30 minutes.
  • One civilian fire death occurred every 2 hours and 55 minutes.
  • One outside fire was reported every 46 seconds.
  • One vehicle fire was reported every 144 seconds.

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