The highest number of fire, flames or smoke-related deaths in the United States from 1920 to 2023 was in 1920 with around 9,300 such deaths. This statistic shows the timeline of the number of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in United States from 1920 to 2023.
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Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2023
"Fire, flames, or smoke include burns by fire and deaths resulting from conflagration regardless of nature of injury." The release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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National Safety Council. (April 16, 2025). Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council. "Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2023." Chart. April 16, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council. (2025). Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council. "Number of Deaths Due to Fire, Flames, or Smoke, in The United States from 1920 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council, Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2023 [Graph], National Safety Council, April 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
