In 2022, there were 374,300 house fires, causing 2,720 deaths and 10,250 injuries—most of them preventable.
Cooking accidents, heating equipment, and electrical malfunctions were among the top causes of fires last year, with 178,600 cooking fires and 34,800 heating-related fires reported.
Residential fires caused over $10.8 billion in damages in 2022, with $2.3 billion from careless mistakes and $1.5 billion from electrical malfunctions.
