The total cost of fire in the United States is defined to be the combination of losses found in the actual loss in fires, the money spent to minimize loss when fighting fires, and the costs in containing, detecting, and suppressing them. For the year 2005 the total cost for all fifty states was just shy of $300 billion. Over time, the actual costs due to fire have experienced a dependable but gradual decrease annually.

As for the Big Island of Hawaii, our fire hydrants suffer from lack of use. Poor fellow. Stuff just doesn't ever get bone dry here.