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Number of fires in the United States, by type 2017
Number of fires in the United States, by type 2017
Total number of reported fires in the United States in 2017, by type
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of fires reported in the United States in 2017, by type. In 2017, a total 168,000 fires occurred in highway vehicles, a 0.3 percent decrease from the year before.
Total number of reported fires in the United States in 2017, by type
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| Number of fires | |
|---|---|
| Fires in structures | 499,000 |
| Fires in brush, grass, wildland** | 283,000 |
| Fires in rubbish | 174,500 |
| Fires in highway vehicles | 168,000 |
| All other fires | 91,000 |
| Fires outside (outside-storage, crops, timber, etc.) | 74,000 |
| Fires in other vehicles* | 29,500 |
| Number of fires | |
|---|---|
| Fires in structures | 499,000 |
| Fires in brush, grass, wildland** | 283,000 |
| Fires in rubbish | 174,500 |
| Fires in highway vehicles | 168,000 |
| All other fires | 91,000 |
| Fires outside (outside-storage, crops, timber, etc.) | 74,000 |
| Fires in other vehicles* | 29,500 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of fires reported in the United States in 2017, by type. In 2017, a total 168,000 fires occurred in highway vehicles, a 0.3 percent decrease from the year before.
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- National Fire Protection Association
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * Including trains, boats, ships, aircraft, farm vehicles and construction vehicles. **excluding crops and timber
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- National Fire Protection Association
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * Including trains, boats, ships, aircraft, farm vehicles and construction vehicles. **excluding crops and timber
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