Residential Structure Fires The residential structure fire problem represented approximately 84 percent of all fire deaths and 79 percent of the injuries to civilians in 2007. Between 1998 and 2007, there were an estimated 397,650 fires annually resulting in 3,040 civilian deaths and 14,960 injuries each year. These fires resulted in an average dollar loss of $6,029 million. Residential structures include one- and two-family dwellings (including manufactured homes), apartments, hotels, motels, college dormitories, boarding houses, etc. The following table shows the number of fires, deaths, injuries and dollar loss that occurred in residential structures from 1998 to 2007.