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Blackfoot: Fire Incidents, Idaho (ID)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 159. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 265 took place in 2007, and the least - 83 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.


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

Blackfoot:	129.8
Moreland:	1.0
Chubbuck:	18.5
Pocatello:	25.5
Idaho Falls:	15.7
Ammon:	6.8
Rexburg:	30.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is comparable to the Idaho median value.


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

Blackfoot:	8 minutes
Fort Hall:	8 minutes
Chubbuck:	8 minutes
Pocatello:	7 minutes
Idaho Falls:	7 minutes
Rigby:	11 minutes
Rexburg:	8 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 1 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 1. This indicator was the highest - 7 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Idaho value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Blackfoot:	1.1
Fort Hall:	0.8
Chubbuck:	11.0
Pocatello:	27.9
Idaho Falls:	10.6
Rigby:	11.8
Rexburg:	3.8

25.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.3%) on Sunday.
Based on the 2,700 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.8%) took place during July, and the least (3.2%) in February.
Out of all 4,938 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (54.7%), Hazardous Condition (16.3%), and False Alarm (11.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Blackfoot, ID
• 2,70054.7%Fire
• 80316.3%Hazardous Condition
• 55911.3%False Alarm
• 4909.9%Good Intent Call
• 2905.9%Service Call
• 440.9%Special Incident
• 260.5%Rescue & EMS
• 220.4%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (63.1%), and Structure Fires (18.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Blackfoot, ID
• 1,70363.1%Outside Fires
• 50018.5%Structure Fires
• 27310.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2248.3%Other