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Elk River: Fire Incidents, Minnesota (MN)

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 59. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 79 took place in 2012, and the least - 39 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Elk River:	24.0
Otsego:	11.7
Albertville:	17.9
Ramsey:	15.8
Rogers:	22.1
Big Lake:	31.9
Zimmerman:	82.4
Monticello:	29.2
Oak Grove:	36.8

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


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

Elk River:	8 minutes
Ramsey:	7 minutes
Rogers:	7 minutes
Big Lake:	9 minutes
Zimmerman:	8 minutes
Monticello:	10 minutes
Oak Grove:	10 minutes
Anoka:	6 minutes
Andover:	8 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Elk River:	6.0
Ramsey:	0.0
Rogers:	0.0
Big Lake:	0.0
Zimmerman:	1.2
Monticello:	1.3
Oak Grove:	0.0
Anoka:	2.1
Andover:	3.0

32.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.3% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.2%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,007 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.5%) took place during April, and the least (4.5%) in February.
Out of all 3,642 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (27.6%), Hazardous Condition (21.4%), and False Alarm (18.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Elk River, MN
• 1,00727.6%Fire
• 77921.4%Hazardous Condition
• 68718.9%False Alarm
• 56115.4%Rescue & EMS
• 42211.6%Good Intent Call
• 1714.7%Service Call
• 60.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 50.1%Special Incident
• 40.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (38.4%), and Structure Fires (35.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Elk River, MN
• 38738.4%Outside Fires
• 35235.0%Structure Fires
• 24624.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 222.2%Other