From the National Fire Protection Association "Home Structure Fires" report, issued in Oct. 2019, which reviews a five-year period from 2013 to 2017:
* More than 27 percent of reported fires occurred in homes.
* Seventy-nine percent of fire deaths and 73 percent of all reported injuries were caused by home fires.
* During this five-year period, US fire departments responded to an estimated average of 354,400 home structure fires per year.
* These fires caused an annual average of 2,620 civilian deaths, 11,220 civilian fire injuries and $6.9 billion in direct property damage.
* Most home fires and fire casualties result from five causes: cooking, heating, electrical distribution and lighting equipment, intentional fire setting and smoking.
* Cooking was the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, while smoking was the leading cause of fire deaths.
