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Port Washington: Fire Incidents, Wisconsin (WI)

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 17. The highest number of reported fires - 30 took place in 2012, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Port Washington, WI compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Port Washington:	19.9
Grafton:	15.9
Cedarburg:	15.9
Mequon:	6.0
West Bend:	28.4
Jackson:	27.4
Brown Deer:	13.5
Fox Point:	10.9
Germantown:	31.0

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 1 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
35.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 64.8% in the evening. The most fires (18.1%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.5%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 287 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.6%) took place during July, and the least (4.5%) in March.
Out of all 1,191 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: False Alarm (25.9%), Hazardous Condition (24.6%), and Fire (24.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Port Washington, WI
• 30925.9%False Alarm
• 29324.6%Hazardous Condition
• 28724.1%Fire
• 19816.6%Rescue & EMS
• 605.0%Service Call
• 373.1%Good Intent Call
• 60.5%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (53.3%), and Outside Fires (30.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Port Washington, WI
• 15353.3%Structure Fires
• 8830.7%Outside Fires
• 4315.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 31.0%Other