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Waukesha: Fire Incidents, Wisconsin (WI)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 147. The highest number of reported fires - 223 took place in 2007, and the least - 27 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.


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

Waukesha:	23.6
Pewaukee:	40.9
New Berlin:	28.9
Genesee:	1.8
Brookfield:	23.3
Elm Grove:	13.0
Vernon:	42.1
Hartland:	55.8
Sussex:	23.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is about the same as the Wisconsin median value.


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

Waukesha:	6 minutes
Pewaukee:	8 minutes
New Berlin:	7 minutes
Brookfield:	7 minutes
Hartland:	9 minutes
Sussex:	9 minutes
Muskego:	7 minutes
West Allis:	4 minutes
Wauwatosa:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of injuries - 11 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a rising trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 16. This indicator was the highest - 74 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Waukesha:	11.9
Pewaukee:	16.7
New Berlin:	7.1
Brookfield:	21.0
Hartland:	3.8
Sussex:	10.1
Muskego:	0.0
West Allis:	53.5
Wauwatosa:	28.7

32.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.2%) on Monday.
According to the 2,345 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (9.9%) took place during April, and the least (6.3%) in December.
Out of all 35,851 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (74.1%), False Alarm (6.9%), and Fire (6.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Waukesha, WI
• 26,58174.1%Rescue & EMS
• 2,4616.9%False Alarm
• 2,3456.5%Fire
• 2,1776.1%Hazardous Condition
• 1,0963.1%Good Intent Call
• 1,0693.0%Service Call
• 580.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 450.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (47.5%), and Outside Fires (28.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Waukesha, WI
• 1,11547.5%Structure Fires
• 67828.9%Outside Fires
• 35014.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2028.6%Other