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Vehicle fires

764,932 vehicle fire incidents across the US in 2021–2025. Total property loss: $11.7B. 2,168 civilian deaths.

5 years tracked 50 states · 50 counties · 50 cities
Incidents
764,932
2021–2025 cumulative
Property loss
$11.7B
across 5 years
Civilian deaths
2,168
2,643 injuries
Avg per year
152,986
incidents / year
01 Year by year

How vehicle fires trend

20212022202320242025
02 Top states

Where do vehicle fires happen most?

03 Top counties

Vehicle fires by county

Top 50 counties by cumulative incidents.

#CountyStateIncidents
1 Los Angeles County CA 18,830
2 Cook County IL 14,766
3 Harris County TX 11,293
4 Riverside County CA 6,501
5 Dallas County TX 6,310
6 San Bernardino County CA 6,062
7 Maricopa County AZ 6,019
8 Queens County NY 5,644
9 Shelby County TN 5,404
10 Philadelphia County PA 5,151
11 Wayne County MI 5,144
12 San Diego County CA 4,966
13 Clark County NV 4,901
14 Kern County CA 4,858
15 King County WA 4,497
16 Miami-Dade County FL 4,175
17 Bexar County TX 4,144
18 Orange County CA 3,589
19 Fresno County CA 3,349
20 Franklin County OH 3,313
21 Cuyahoga County OH 3,284
22 Broward County FL 3,214
23 San Joaquin County CA 3,197
24 Sacramento County CA 2,929
25 Alameda County CA 2,919
26 Tarrant County TX 2,826
27 Orange County FL 2,813
28 Oklahoma County OK 2,812
29 Allegheny County PA 2,809
30 Davidson County TN 2,720
31 Santa Clara County CA 2,626
32 Travis County TX 2,603
33 Jefferson County AL 2,522
34 Pierce County WA 2,509
35 Prince George's County MD 2,490
36 Fulton County GA 2,456
37 Milwaukee County WI 2,454
38 Duval County FL 2,436
39 Hamilton County OH 2,407
40 Marion County IN 2,395
41 Jackson County MO 2,364
42 Hillsborough County FL 2,094
43 Oakland County MI 2,067
44 Tulare County CA 2,050
45 Pulaski County AR 2,022
46 Multnomah County OR 2,017
47 Tulsa County OK 2,015
48 Palm Beach County FL 1,954
49 Hennepin County MN 1,948
50 Salt Lake County UT 1,948
04 Top cities

Vehicle fires by city

Top 50 cities by cumulative incidents.

#CityStateIncidentsLoss
1 Chicago IL 8,942 $22.9M
2 Houston TX 8,686 $1.1B
3 New York NY 6,008 —
4 Los Angeles CA 5,667 $20.7M
5 Philadelphia PA 5,151 $5.8M
6 Memphis TN 4,957 $48.1M
7 Phoenix AZ 3,642 $5.2M
8 Detroit MI 3,168 $43.1M
9 Las Vegas NV 3,153 $27.9M
10 San Antonio TX 3,129 $22.6M
11 Dallas TX 2,873 $117.8M
12 Columbus OH 2,460 $22.4M
13 Jacksonville FL 2,400 —
14 Indianapolis IN 2,239 $25.5M
15 Austin TX 2,182 $25.9M
16 Stockton CA 1,984 $19.6M
17 Louisville KY 1,851 $15.6M
18 Nashville TN 1,845 $4.1M
19 Milwaukee WI 1,841 $13.1M
20 San Diego CA 1,835 $23.3M
21 Orlando FL 1,763 $17.3M
22 Portland OR 1,750 $17.6M
23 Cleveland OH 1,727 $13.2M
24 Oklahoma City OK 1,687 $19.9M
25 Fresno CA 1,661 $22.3M
26 Sacramento CA 1,630 $4.9M
27 New Orleans LA 1,616 $16.5M
28 Tampa FL 1,595 $12.4M
29 Atlanta GA 1,544 $1.0B
30 San Jose CA 1,442 $21.0M
31 Tucson AZ 1,393 $5.1M
32 Baton Rouge LA 1,370 $22.8M
33 Kansas City MO 1,370 $42.9M
34 Tulsa OK 1,369 $15.2M
35 Denver CO 1,358 $15.2M
36 Seattle WA 1,320 $10.2M
37 Cincinnati OH 1,286 $8.1M
38 Birmingham AL 1,257 $12.3M
39 Columbia SC 1,179 $5.8M
40 Charlotte NC 1,157 $9.3M
41 Little Rock AR 1,140 $10.3M
42 Albuquerque NM 1,119 $1.7M
43 Tacoma WA 1,112 $215.0M
44 Washington DC 1,105 $9.5M
45 Oakland CA 1,087 $19.8M
46 San Francisco CA 1,059 $15.5M
47 Montgomery AL 1,048 $11.6M
48 Mesa AZ 1,044 $12.7M
49 Toledo OH 1,042 $8.7M
50 Fort Worth TX 966 $9.7M

About this data

Topic profiles aggregate NFIRS incidents by NFIRS INC_TYPE groupings. The aggregator runs across all 5 NFIRS years (2021–2025) and emits per-state, per-county, and per-city totals so the same topic can be drilled into at any geographic scale.