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Richland: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 196. The highest number of fires - 284 took place in 2007, and the least - 136 in 2016. The data has a rising trend.


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

Richland:	34.6
West Richland:	39.9
Kennewick:	54.0
Pasco:	47.5
Finley:	8.3
Prosser:	144.2
Grandview:	44.6
Connell:	17.9
Sunnyside:	59.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is similar to the Washington median value.


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

Richland:	6 minutes
West Richland:	8 minutes
Kennewick:	7 minutes
Pasco:	7 minutes
Benton City:	9 minutes
Burbank:	9 minutes
Prosser:	8 minutes
Grandview:	11 minutes
Hermiston:	7 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 14 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is growing. Compared to the Washington value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is much higher.


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

Richland:	3.6
Kennewick:	1.2
Pasco:	0.4
Wapato:	2.6
Moses Lake:	1.9

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 4 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 21 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is rising. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Richland:	5.7
West Richland:	7.3
Kennewick:	3.5
Pasco:	4.9
Benton City:	5.9
Burbank:	3.3
Prosser:	0.0
Grandview:	4.2
Hermiston:	11.4

32.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 3,329 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (17.9%) took place during July, and the least (4.8%) in January.
Out of all 31,073 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (64.4%), Fire (10.7%), and Good Intent Call (9.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Richland, WA
• 19,99964.4%Rescue & EMS
• 3,32910.7%Fire
• 3,0039.7%Good Intent Call
• 1,8045.8%False Alarm
• 1,6705.4%Service Call
• 1,2003.9%Hazardous Condition
• 360.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.3%), and Outside Fires (37.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Richland, WA
• 1,44243.3%Structure Fires
• 1,23537.1%Outside Fires
• 49815.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1544.6%Other