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Los Angeles: Fire Incidents, California (CA)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 6,106. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 7,395 took place in 2018, and the least - 4,765 in 2012. The data has a rising trend.


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

Los Angeles:	16.6
West Hollywood:	25.5
Beverly Hills:	24.5
Culver City:	17.9
Ladera Heights:	17.4
Burbank:	18.2
Santa Monica:	23.0
Marina del Rey:	28.9
Inglewood:	23.8

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


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

Los Angeles:	5 minutes
West Hollywood:	4 minutes
Beverly Hills:	5 minutes
Culver City:	6 minutes
Burbank:	4 minutes
Santa Monica:	5 minutes
Inglewood:	4 minutes
Glendale:	5 minutes
Vernon:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 13. The highest number of reported deaths - 21 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 3 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 4 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2017. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the California value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is higher.


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

Los Angeles:	2.0
Burbank:	1.2
Inglewood:	0.7
Pasadena:	2.3
Compton:	0.3

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 42. The highest number of injuries - 71 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 7 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 12 in 2009, and the lowest 1 in 2018. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Los Angeles:	6.9
West Hollywood:	0.0
Beverly Hills:	2.4
Culver City:	0.0
Burbank:	4.8
Santa Monica:	7.7
Inglewood:	0.0
Glendale:	0.4
Vernon:	7.3

38.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 61.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.0%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.8%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 85,485 incident reports from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (10.6%) took place during January, and the least (7.0%) in February.
Out of all 279,292 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (30.6%), False Alarm (25.9%), and Good Intent Call (15.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Los Angeles, CA
• 85,48530.6%Fire
• 72,31625.9%False Alarm
• 42,26115.1%Good Intent Call
• 39,64914.2%Hazardous Condition
• 17,3496.2%Service Call
• 16,0705.8%Rescue & EMS
• 5,0061.8%Special Incident
• 8130.3%Severe Weather
• 3430.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.0%), and Outside Fires (30.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Los Angeles, CA
• 34,18340.0%Structure Fires
• 26,41830.9%Outside Fires
• 22,56226.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2,3222.7%Other