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Bedford Park: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

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 56. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 97 took place in 2004, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


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

Bedford Park:	5 minutes
Burbank:	4 minutes
Summit:	5 minutes
Bridgeview:	5 minutes
Justice:	4 minutes
Stickney:	5 minutes
Lyons:	5 minutes
Hickory Hills:	4 minutes
Oak Lawn:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 1 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 4. This indicator was the highest - 22 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Illinois value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much lower.



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

Bedford Park:	4.4
Burbank:	18.2
Summit:	14.3
Bridgeview:	13.5
Justice:	16.7
Stickney:	8.8
Lyons:	15.7
Hickory Hills:	21.9
Oak Lawn:	10.6

38.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 61.7% in the evening. The most fires (19.9%) took place on Wednesday, and the least (8.4%) on Saturday.
Based on the 906 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during October, and the least (4.4%) in November.
Out of all 6,188 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (38.7%), False Alarm (20.1%), and Fire (14.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bedford Park, IL
• 2,39538.7%Rescue & EMS
• 1,24420.1%False Alarm
• 90614.6%Fire
• 84013.6%Good Intent Call
• 5408.7%Hazardous Condition
• 2263.7%Service Call
• 200.3%Special Incident
• 130.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (54.5%), and Outside Fires (20.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bedford Park, IL
• 49454.5%Structure Fires
• 18720.6%Outside Fires
• 16318.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 626.8%Other