Date	# of fatalities	Occupancy	Location
9/11/2001	340 *	World Trade Center	New York City, NY
8/20/1910	78**	Wildland fire (Devil's Broom)	Silverton, ID
10/3/1933	29	Wildland fire (Griffith Park)	Los Angeles, CA
4/16-17/1947	27	Ship explosion	Texas City, TX
12/22/1910	21	Meat packing plant	Chicago, IL
2/17/1882	19	Fireworks plant	Chester, PA
7/19/1956	19	Refinery	Dumas, TX
6/30/2013	19	Wildland fire (Yarnell Hill)	Yarnell, AZ
8/21/1937	15	Wildland fire (Blackwater Fire)	Shoshone NF, WY
7/9/1953	15	Wildland fire (Rattlesnake Fire)	Mendocino, NF, CA
7/6/1994	14	Wildland fire (South Canyon)	Glenwood Springs, CO
3/17/1890	13	Store	Indianapolis, IN
1/15/1895	13	Warehouse	Butte, MT
12/21/1910	13	Leather manufacturer	Philadelphia, PA
3/10/1941	13	Theater fire	Brockton, MA
8/5/1949	13	Wildland fire (Mann Gulch)	Helena, MT
7/10/1893	12	Cold storage warehouse (Columbian Exposition)	Chicago, IL
9/5/1896	12	Theater	Benton Harbor, MI
10/17/1966	12	Multiple mercantile	New York City, NY
11/1/1966	12	Wildland fire (Loop Fire)	Angeles NF, CA
7/5/1973	12	Railroad tankers	Kingman, AZ
10/1/1943	11	Wildland fire (Hauser Canyon Fire)	Cleveland NF, CA
11/24/1956	11	Wildland fire (Inaja Fire)	Cleveland NF, CA
10/19/1857	10	Stores and warehouses	Chicago, IL
10/28/1954	10	Chemical plant	Philadelphia, PA
7/23/1984	10	Oil refinery	Romeoville, IL
6/19/1867	9	Theater	Philadelphia, PA
11/9/1872	9	The Great Boston Fire	Boston, MA
4/9/1894	9	Theater	Milwaukee, WI
6/21/1921	9	Crash with train while responding	Perth Amboy, NJ
2/3/1939	9	Restaurant	Syracuse, NY
1/17/1950	9	Construction site	Colorado Springs, CO
1/28/1961	9	Cold storage warehouse	Chicago, IL
6/17/1972	9	Building under renovation	Boston, MA
6/18/2007	9	Furniture store/warehouse	Charleston, SC
8/5/2008	9	Wildfire fire (Buckhorn) helicopter crash	Near Weaverville, CA
4/17/2013	9	Fertilizer plant	West, TX
7/9/1850	8	Wharf fire/conflagration	Philadelphia, PA
10/26/1913	8	Rubber products manufacturer	Milwaukee, WI
4/18/1924	8	Leather product storage	Chicago, IL
8/1/1932	8	Hotel	New York City, NY
7/9/1943	8	Mixed commercial	Chicago, IL
8/17/1975	8	Oil refinery	Philadelphia, PA
8/24/2003	8	Returning from wildland fire	Roseburg, OR

Disclaimer: Death tolls are based on information in NFPA’s records. Please contact us to provide any updated information.

* On 9/11/2001, 343 employees of the FDNY were killed: 340 firefighters, two paramedics and a chaplain. For the purposes of its annual Firefighter Fatality report, NFPA contains the count of only firefighters.

** Previously reported as 86 deaths, which was the total number of fire deaths. There were 78 firefighter deaths and nine civilian deaths.

Updated:1/22