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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.

111 home fire fatalities reported by U.S. news media Jan. 1 - Sept. 29, 2023.

Criteria used to create this report:

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

MFI Incident Date City/State Reported Cause Gender Age
n/a 09/03/2023 Poughkeepsie, NY Under investigation n/a n/a
n/a 09/02/2023 Irondequoit, NY Under investigation Female 59
n/a 09/01/2023 Buffalo, NY Under investigation Female 51
n/a 08/20/2023 West New York (Hudson County), NY Under investigation Male n/a
n/a 08/18/2023 Queens, NY Under investigation Female n/a
n/a 08/18/2023 Ozone Park, NY Under investigation Female 93
n/a 08/14/2023 Brooklyn, NY Under investigation Male 49
n/a 08/11/2023 Queens, NY Equipment malfunction Female 93
n/a 08/02/2023 Bronx, NY Under investigation n/a n/a
n/a 07/24/2023 Constantia (Oswego County, NY 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