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.

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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.

2022 civilian home fire fatalities reported by U.S. news media between January 1, 2018 and November 19, 2018,

for criteria = All causes, All residential building types, for All states .

Export data:

MFI	Incident Date	City/State	Reported Cause	Gender	Age
1/2	11/19/2018	Murray, UT	Under investigation	Female	n/a
2/2	11/19/2018	Murray, UT	Under investigation	Female	7
1/2	11/19/2018	San Bernardino, CA	Under investigation	Male	n/a
2/2	11/19/2018	San Bernardino, CA	Under investigation	Male	n/a
n/a	11/18/2018	Orinda, CA	Under investigation	Female	16
n/a	11/18/2018	Fairmount, NY	Under investigation	Male	55
n/a	11/18/2018	Holly Hill, SC	Under investigation	n/a	n/a
1/2	11/18/2018	San Antonio, TX	Under investigation	Male	5
2/2	11/18/2018	San Antonio, TX	Under investigation	Female	67
n/a	11/17/2018	Littleton, CO	Under investigation	Male	70

MFI

Incident Date

City/State

Reported Cause

Gender

Age

1/2

11/19/2018

Murray, UT

Under investigation

Female

n/a

2/2

11/19/2018

Murray, UT

Under investigation

Female

1/2

11/19/2018

San Bernardino, CA

Under investigation

Male

n/a

2/2

11/19/2018

San Bernardino, CA

Under investigation

Male

n/a

11/18/2018

Orinda, CA

Under investigation

Female

n/a

11/18/2018

Fairmount, NY

Under investigation

Male

n/a

11/18/2018

Holly Hill, SC

Under investigation

n/a

1/2

11/18/2018

San Antonio, TX

Under investigation

Male

2/2

11/18/2018

San Antonio, TX

Under investigation

Female

n/a

11/17/2018

Littleton, CO

Under investigation

Male

MFI = Multiple fatality incident