The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) uses the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and data from a variety of sources to provide information and analyses on the status and scope of the fire problem in the United States. We provide the data below free of charge. We also offer free tools that you can use for your own analysis.
Each year USFA compiles publicly-released incidents collected by states during the previous calendar year into a public database that we make available to you free of charge. Due to large file sizes, the files available in the NFIRS Public Data Release (PDR) consist only of fire and hazardous condition incidents.
To order the PDR CD-ROM for a specific year(s), please contact Kathleen Carter at 301-447-7575.
Fire loss in the United States (2004-2013) XLSX 47 KB
Eleven worksheets presenting a wide variety of statistics on overall fires and fire losses, fires and fire losses by property type, and fire causes by property type. Fire in the United States (17th Edition) PDF 3 MB describes the methodologies used in analyzing the data in this spreadsheet.
Fire death and injury rates (2005-2014) XLSX 81 KB
Nine worksheets presenting statistics for U.S. states and various population groups on fire death/injury rates and relative risk of dying in a fire. Fire in the United States (17th Edition) PDF 3 MB describes the methodologies used in analyzing the data in this spreadsheet.
Residential and nonresidential building fire and fire loss estimates by property use and cause (2003-2014) XLSX 112 KB
Worksheets presenting basic data on the size and status of the residential and nonresidential building fire problem in the United States. The National Estimates Methodology for Building Fires and Losses PDF 264 KB describes the methodologies used in analyzing the data in this spreadsheet.
Fire loss in the United States (2000-2011) XLSX 36 KB
Eleven worksheets presenting a wide variety of statistics on overall fires and fire losses, fires and fire losses by property type, and fire causes by property type. The Data Sources and Methodology Documentation PDF 576 KB describes the methodologies used in analyzing the data in this spreadsheet.
Firefighter fatalities
Download firefighter fatality data collected by the U.S. Fire Administration from 2000 to the present.
“National Fire Incident Reporting System Version 5.0 Fire Data Analysis Guidelines and Issues” PDF 915 KB discusses analytic considerations and methods of analyzing fire incident data using NFIRS Version 5.0. The topics include the NFIRS 5.0 data structure, general quality assurance issues, and definitions and parameters of common fire analyses (e.g., residential structure fires or fires by a specific cause).
Collecting data is a legal requirement for documenting incidents; however, incident reports provide a more beneficial service to fire departments by providing insight into the nature of fires and injuries.
The “Fire Data Analysis Handbook” PDF 1.1 MB describes statistical techniques to turn data into information that fire departments can use to gain insights into fire problems, improve resource allocation for combatting fires, and identify training needs. The techniques range from simple to complex. Described are how to:
These are all techniques which can tell fire departments more about the nature of fires and injuries.
The files below contain instructional information useful in the analysis of NFIRS 4.1 historical data. The U.S. Fire Administration stopped accepting NFIRS 4.1 data on January 1, 2010.
