According to the National Fire Protection Assoc. in 2007:

A fire department responded to a fire every 20 seconds.

One outside fire was reported every 41 seconds.

One structure fire was reported every 59 seconds.

One home structure fire was reported every 79 seconds.

One vehicle fire was reported every 122 seconds.

One civilian fire injury was reported every 30 minutes.

One civilian fire death happened every 2 hours 33 minutes.

There were 1,557,500 fires reported in the U.S.

There were 3,430 civilian fire deaths.

There were 17,675 civilian fire injuries.

There were 102 firefighter deaths.

Property damage was $14.6 billion.