Intentionally Set Fires, 2006-2015

 

  Structures Vehicles (2)
Year Number of fires Property loss ($ millions) (1) Number of fires Property loss ($ millions)
2006 31,100 $755 20,500 $134
2007 32,500 733 20,500 145
2008 30,500 866 17,500 139
2009 26,500 684 15,000 108
2010 27,500 585 14,000 89
2011 26,500 601 14,000 88
2012 26,000 581 12,500 480 (3)
2013 22,500 577 10,500 86
2014 19,000 613 8,000 116
2015 23,000 460 10,000 74
(1) Includes overall direct property loss to contents, structures, vehicles, machinery, vegetation or any other property involved in a fire. Excludes indirect losses, such as business interruption or temporary shelter costs. (2) Includes highway vehicles, trains, boats, ships, aircraft and farm and construction vehicles. (3) Includes $400 million in property loss from an intentionally set fire aboard the submarine USS Miami. Source: Reproduced with permission from Fire Loss in the United States During 2015 by Hylton J.G. Haynes, ©National Fire Protection Association; earlier data from prior reports. www.nfpa.org/research/reports-and-statistics.