An analysis of civilian residential fire deaths in Tennessee, 2013-2022

The purpose of this study is to provide the analytical foundation to inform future actions to help reduce and prevent fatalities that occur in residential structures fires. Home fires are the focus since about three-fourths of all civilian fire deaths in the state occur in these dwellings. Trend analyses of fire incidents from 2013 through 2022 provide the basis for forecasts of residential fire fatalities assuming existing policies continue. These analyses employ fire incident data from the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System (TFIRS) and the most recent available 5-year estimates (2017-2021) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.