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Columbus: Fire Incidents, Kansas (KS)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 122. The highest number of fire incidents - 243 took place in 2006, and the least - 11 in 2010. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher compared to the Kansas median value.


The median response time in Columbus, KS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Columbus:	10 minutes
Baxter Springs:	7 minutes
Galena:	5 minutes
Chetopa:	6 minutes
Pittsburg:	3 minutes
Parsons:	6 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
22.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 77.9% in the evening. The most fires (17.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (10.9%) on Monday.
According to the 2,066 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (18.9%) took place during March, and the least (3.1%) in May.
Out of all 3,509 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (58.9%), Rescue & EMS (14.1%), and Good Intent Call (12.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbus, KS
• 2,06658.9%Fire
• 49414.1%Rescue & EMS
• 42412.1%Good Intent Call
• 2918.3%Hazardous Condition
• 1022.9%False Alarm
• 862.5%Service Call
• 300.9%Severe Weather
• 130.4%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (67.3%), and Structure Fires (23.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbus, KS
• 1,39067.3%Outside Fires
• 47523.0%Structure Fires
• 1728.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 291.4%Other