One- and two-family homes include manufactured homes.
Apartments include other types of multi-family homes.
Other residential includes hotels and motels, college dormitories, boarding houses, etc.
Other vehicles includes trains, boats, ships, farm vehicles and construction vehicles. 'All Other' includes outside properties with value, as well as brush, rubbish, and other outside locations.
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Civilian deaths due to fires in the U.S. 2024, by location
The vast majority of civilian fatalities due to fires in the United States occured in one or two-family homes, reaching 2,580 fatalities in 2024. In that same year, about 340 civilians died in apartment fires, and 450 civilians died in fires in highway vehicle fires.
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National Fire Protection Association. (November 1, 2025). Civilian fatalities caused by fires in the United States in 2024, by property type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/376624/us-fire-statistics-property-loss-due-to-fire-by-property-use/
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