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Home Fire Fatalities in the News

Information on home fire fatalities is compiled through a daily internet search (Monday-Friday) of U.S. news media reports. The primary purpose of this information is to help raise awareness about the danger of fire and the frequency of home fire deaths.

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) creates, reviews and collects resources that can be used in public outreach activities to help keep communities safe from fire.

Explore these materials to help increase awareness about fire safety and prevention.

We gather home fire fatality information from U.S. news media reports published within 24-48 hours after a fatal fire. These early reports provide only basic information about what happened, such as how many fatalities, when and where the fire happened, and the type of home, for example, a house, apartment or mobile home. Most fires require investigations that can take weeks or months to complete. For this reason, the information found on this page should be viewed only as preliminary, especially as it relates to the cause of the fire and the presence or absence of working smoke alarms.

34 home fire fatalities reported by U.S. news media Jan. 1 - Dec. 10, 2023.

Criteria used to create this report:

All causes
All residential building types
State of Virginia
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MFI = Multiple fatality incident

MFI Incident Date City/State Reported Cause Gender Age
n/a 12/07/2023 (King William), VA Under investigation n/a n/a
1/2 12/07/2023 Chesapeake, VA Under investigation n/a n/a
2/2 12/07/2023 Chesapeake, VA Under investigation n/a n/a
n/a 12/06/2023 Hampton, VA Under investigation n/a n/a
n/a 12/04/2023 (Orange County), VA Under investigation Male 81
n/a 12/03/2023 Danville, VA Smoking Female 66
n/a 11/24/2023 Front Royal, VA Under investigation Female 72
n/a 11/21/2023 Henrico, VA Under investigation Male 57
n/a 11/03/2023 Hanover County, VA Under investigation Male 63
n/a 10/23/2023 Portsmouth, VA Under investigation Male n/a
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Social Vulnerability Explorer

The USFA's Home Fire Fatalities and Social Vulnerability Explorer tool combines the fatality data available on this page with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Vulnerability Index. Together, these 2 datasets create a composite index for assessing potential underlying factors that might contribute to home fire fatalities.

Visit the Home Fire Fatalities and Social Vulnerability Explorer