Seattle: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Seattle, WA
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Fire incidents reported | |
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Sreet name | Count |
1ST AV | 742 |
3RD AV | 728 |
RAINIER AV | 616 |
15TH AV | 608 |
4TH AV | 606 |
5TH AV | 480 |
M L KING JR WAY | 478 |
1ST | 468 |
2ND AV | 448 |
4TH | 448 |
8TH AV | 416 |
12TH AV | 412 |
15TH | 394 |
3RD | 392 |
AIRPORT WAY | 376 |
RAINIER | 364 |
AURORA AV | 362 |
6TH AV | 360 |
DELRIDGE WAY | 328 |
14TH AV | 326 |
35TH AV | 318 |
6TH | 290 |
ALASKAN WAY | 286 |
5TH | 282 |
8TH | 278 |
16TH AV | 274 |
23RD AV | 274 |
GREENWOOD AV | 266 |
24TH AV | 260 |
45TH ST | 258 |
Other | 14,750 |
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Seattle, WA
- 26,88824.6%Fire
- 26,48724.2%False Alarm
- 20,06718.3%Rescue & EMS
- 13,14812.0%Hazardous Condition
- 10,7439.8%Good Intent Call
- 10,1159.2%Service Call
- 1,4691.3%Overpressure Rupture
- 5270.5%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Seattle, WA
- 13,33249.6%Outside Fires
- 7,94629.6%Structure Fires
- 4,32216.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 1,2884.8%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 1,679. The highest number of fire incidents - 2,262 took place in 2018, and the least - 373 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Seattle, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Seattle, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Seattle: | 33.2 |
Mercer Island: | 12.1 |
Kirkland: | 6.4 |
Bellevue: | 26.4 |
Shoreline: | 23.4 |
Lake Forest Park: | 12.6 |
Kenmore: | 14.5 |
Bainbridge Island: | 19.9 |
Newcastle: | 17.9 |
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 Seattle, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
The median response time in Seattle, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
Seattle: | 5 minutes |
Mercer Island: | 6 minutes |
Kirkland: | 6 minutes |
Bellevue: | 6 minutes |
Shoreline: | 7 minutes |
Kenmore: | 6 minutes |
Bainbridge Island: | 7 minutes |
Redmond: | 6 minutes |
Tukwila: | 6 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 2. The highest number of reported deaths - 6 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 1. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Washington value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.
According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 15. The highest number of casualties - 31 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 3 in 2014. The data has a growing trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 10. This indicator was the highest - 19 in 2009, and the lowest 2 in 2014. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the Washington value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.
Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Seattle, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Seattle, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
Seattle: | 9.1 |
Mercer Island: | 5.4 |
Kirkland: | 2.5 |
Bellevue: | 11.9 |
Shoreline: | 19.2 |
Kenmore: | 7.4 |
Bainbridge Island: | 17.7 |
Redmond: | 7.6 |
Tukwila: | 15.6 |
36.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 63.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.8%) on Thursday.
Based on the 26,888 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (17.4%) took place during July, and the least (5.9%) in February.
Out of all 109,512 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (24.6%), False Alarm (24.2%), and Rescue & EMS (18.3%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.6%), and Structure Fires (29.6%).