The correlation analysis of fire safety indicators of the Sverdlovsk region and the main indicators of socio-economic development of the region is carried out. The selection of indicators (factors) influencing the number of fires and direct material damage from them is made. With a probability of 0.99 it is established that the number of fires in the Sverdlovsk region depends on consumer spending on average per capita per month, and direct material damage - from the average monthly nominal payroll of employees of organizations.