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East Chicago: Fire Incidents, Indiana (IN)

2004 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2017 the average number of fires per year is 141. The highest number of reported fires - 223 took place in 2017, and the least - 27 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in East Chicago, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

East Chicago:	61.9
Hammond:	0.1
Highland:	16.3
Munster:	15.9
Gary:	11.3
Griffith:	3.6
Dyer:	18.9
Schererville:	13.3
Lake Station:	22.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is much lower than the state median value.


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

East Chicago:	3 minutes
Hammond:	4 minutes
Burnham:	7 minutes
Calumet City:	5 minutes
Highland:	7 minutes
Munster:	6 minutes
Lansing:	3 minutes
Dolton:	5 minutes
Gary:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2017 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 3 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.

According to the reports from the years 2004 - 2017 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 9 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 11. This indicator was the highest - 57 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in East Chicago, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

East Chicago:	9.1
Hammond:	0.7
Burnham:	5.9
Calumet City:	6.7
Highland:	4.2
Munster:	5.2
Lansing:	9.6
Dolton:	8.3
Gary:	2.4

35.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 64.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.5%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.3%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,970 fires from years 2004 - 2017 most fires (14.6%) took place during July, and the least (4.8%) in January.
Out of all 7,874 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2017, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (38.8%), Fire (25.0%), and Hazardous Condition (17.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in East Chicago, IN
• 3,05738.8%Rescue & EMS
• 1,97025.0%Fire
• 1,40817.9%Hazardous Condition
• 5797.4%False Alarm
• 5396.8%Good Intent Call
• 3033.8%Service Call
• 110.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.0%), and Outside Fires (33.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in East Chicago, IN
• 80841.0%Structure Fires
• 66433.7%Outside Fires
• 35217.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1467.4%Other