Cooking fire is the leading cause of home fires
Cooking
178,600
Heating
34,800
Other Unintentional, Careless
33,000
Electrical Malfunction
26,100
Intentional
18,500
Open Flame
17,200
Other Heat
12,700
Appliances
11,500
Smoking
8,600
Equipment Malfunction
7,800
Natural
6,500
Exposure
6,500
Other Equipment
5,900
Cause Under Investigation
5,100
Playing with Heat Source
1,400
Data source: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)'s Residential and Nonresidential Building Fire and Fire Loss Estimates by Property Use and Cause