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Redding: Fire Incidents, California (CA)

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

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 347. The highest number of reported fires - 520 took place in 2006, and the least - 49 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Redding:	33.0
Shasta Lake:	2.6
Anderson:	97.6
Red Bluff:	112.4
Corning:	53.4
Orland:	1.8
Chico:	40.1
Magalia:	0.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Redding:	8 minutes
Anderson:	6 minutes
Cottonwood:	8 minutes
Red Bluff:	4 minutes
Corning:	10 minutes
Weed:	7 minutes
Chico:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 7 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is higher.


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

Redding:	2.5
Chico:	1.1

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 4. The highest number of casualties - 12 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2008. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Redding:	10.7
Anderson:	1.8
Cottonwood:	2.5
Red Bluff:	7.6
Corning:	3.6
Weed:	6.4
Chico:	6.6

34.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.6% in the evening. The most fires (14.8%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.7%) on Thursday.
Based on the 4,854 incident reports from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (13.7%) took place during June, and the least (5.5%) in December.
Out of all 46,342 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (55.4%), Good Intent Call (15.4%), and Service Call (10.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Redding, CA
• 25,67055.4%Rescue & EMS
• 7,13415.4%Good Intent Call
• 4,88610.5%Service Call
• 4,85410.5%Fire
• 2,2744.9%Hazardous Condition
• 1,3392.9%False Alarm
• 980.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 630.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.6%), and Structure Fires (29.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Redding, CA
• 2,41049.6%Outside Fires
• 1,42429.3%Structure Fires
• 75315.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2675.5%Other