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New Orleans: Fire Incidents, Louisiana (LA)

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 1,628. The highest number of fires - 3,427 took place in 2002, and the least - 1 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

New Orleans:	17.3
Gretna:	38.5
Terrytown:	46.7
Harvey:	77.3
Jefferson:	47.1
Chalmette:	55.9
Marrero:	60.6
Westwego:	38.6
Bridge City:	23.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

New Orleans:	5 minutes
Gretna:	3 minutes
Terrytown:	4 minutes
Harvey:	4 minutes
Jefferson:	4 minutes
Chalmette:	4 minutes
Marrero:	4 minutes
Westwego:	2 minutes
Metairie:	4 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 3. The highest number of reported deaths - 10 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 5 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Louisiana value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is similar.


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

New Orleans:	1.9
Marrero:	0.3
Metairie:	2.3
Kenner:	1.7
Slidell:	1.8
Mandeville:	0.7
Covington:	2.3

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 6. The highest number of reported injuries - 14 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

New Orleans:	3.7
Gretna:	4.7
Terrytown:	11.6
Harvey:	7.9
Jefferson:	6.6
Chalmette:	12.5
Marrero:	3.4
Westwego:	7.5
Metairie:	9.8

40.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 59.7% in the evening. The most fires (15.2%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.5%) on Thursday.
According to the 27,670 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (9.9%) took place during May, and the least (6.1%) in September.
Out of all 224,091 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (50.8%), False Alarm (13.8%), and Hazardous Condition (13.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in New Orleans, LA
• 113,93450.8%Rescue & EMS
• 30,98713.8%False Alarm
• 30,56413.6%Hazardous Condition
• 27,67012.3%Fire
• 15,0016.7%Good Intent Call
• 5,3052.4%Service Call
• 3840.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (42.3%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (34.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in New Orleans, LA
• 11,69842.3%Structure Fires
• 9,48634.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 5,52720.0%Outside Fires
• 9593.5%Other