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Hamilton: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 334. The highest number of fire incidents - 537 took place in 2007, and the least - 119 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.


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

Hamilton:	65.6
Fairfield:	23.7
Forest Park:	42.0
Trenton:	34.0
Springdale:	78.8
Monroe:	33.4
Mount Healthy:	2.7
Sharonville:	65.8
North College Hill:	23.5

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the Ohio median value.


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

Hamilton:	5 minutes
Fairfield:	5 minutes
Forest Park:	5 minutes
Trenton:	6 minutes
Springdale:	5 minutes
Woodlawn:	5 minutes
Monroe:	5 minutes
Sharonville:	6 minutes
Lincoln Heights:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the Ohio value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is about the same.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Hamilton, OH compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Hamilton:	2.1
Middletown:	2.1

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 4. The highest number of reported injuries - 17 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 11. This indicator was the highest - 44 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Ohio value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Hamilton:	10.6
Fairfield:	10.8
Forest Park:	26.3
Trenton:	7.3
Springdale:	21.1
Woodlawn:	3.8
Monroe:	20.9
Sharonville:	6.8
Lincoln Heights:	0.0

29.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.3%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 5,686 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (9.9%) took place during July, and the least (6.0%) in January.
Out of all 69,853 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (65.9%), Hazardous Condition (10.4%), and Fire (8.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hamilton, OH
• 46,03165.9%Rescue & EMS
• 7,23210.4%Hazardous Condition
• 5,6868.1%Fire
• 4,1485.9%Good Intent Call
• 3,8195.5%Service Call
• 2,7023.9%False Alarm
• 1290.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.6%), and Outside Fires (42.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hamilton, OH
• 2,53844.6%Structure Fires
• 2,42942.7%Outside Fires
• 68312.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 360.6%Other