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Damascus: Fire Incidents, Oregon (OR)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 28. The highest number of fires - 48 took place in 2015, and the least - 5 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Damascus, OR compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Damascus:	13.8
Happy Valley:	20.6
Clackamas:	79.2
Gresham:	13.1
Gladstone:	27.8
Milwaukie:	31.5
Oregon City:	20.3
Troutdale:	9.9
Fairview:	14.1

Based on the reports from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 5 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a constant trend.
32.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.2% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Thursday, and the least (11.3%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 363 fire incident reports from years 2006 - 2018 most fires (13.2%) took place during August, and the least (5.2%) in June.
Out of all 3,460 cases reported during the years 2006 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Overpressure Rupture (38.0%), Rescue & EMS (24.0%), and Hazardous Condition (15.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Damascus, OR
• 1,31638.0%Rescue & EMS
• 83124.0%Hazardous Condition
• 52715.2%Service Call
• 36310.5%Fire
• 3389.8%Good Intent Call
• 812.3%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.8%), and Outside Fires (39.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Damascus, OR
• 14840.8%Structure Fires
• 14239.1%Outside Fires
• 6417.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 92.5%Other