Des Moines: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Des Moines, WA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| PACIFIC HWY | 444 |
| MARINE VIEW DR | 240 |
| 30 AVE | 200 |
| 216 ST | 170 |
| KENT DES MOINES RD | 134 |
| 24 AVE | 110 |
| 16 AVE | 104 |
| 224 ST | 96 |
| 29 AVE | 72 |
| DOCK AVE | 70 |
| 222 ST | 60 |
| 10 AVE | 58 |
| 20 AVE | 58 |
| 260 ST | 58 |
| 240 ST | 46 |
| 25 AVE | 42 |
| 15 AVE | 40 |
| 7 AVE | 40 |
| 8 AVE | 40 |
| 28 AVE | 38 |
| 11 AVE | 36 |
| 18 AVE | 36 |
| 27 AVE | 36 |
| 2 AVE | 34 |
| 272 ST | 34 |
| 26 PL | 32 |
| 13 AVE | 30 |
| 14 AVE | 30 |
| 216TH ST | 30 |
| 4 PL | 30 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Des Moines, WA
- 12,20062.5%Rescue & EMS
- 2,18711.2%Fire
- 1,5528.0%Good Intent Call
- 1,3076.7%False Alarm
- 1,1626.0%Hazardous Condition
- 9835.0%Service Call
- 500.3%Special Incident
- 420.2%Severe Weather
- 280.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Des Moines, WA
- 1,00546.0%Structure Fires
- 83438.1%Outside Fires
- 28413.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 642.9%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 129. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 183 took place in 2018, and the least - 70 in 2016. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Des Moines, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Des Moines: | 41.1 |
| Normandy Park: | 13.1 |
| SeaTac: | 44.2 |
| Kent: | 38.4 |
| Burien: | 39.4 |
| Federal Way: | 46.6 |
| Tukwila: | 102.1 |
| Vashon: | 33.6 |
| Auburn: | 54.1 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.The median response time in Des Moines, WA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Des Moines: | 5 minutes |
| SeaTac: | 5 minutes |
| Kent: | 6 minutes |
| Burien: | 5 minutes |
| Federal Way: | 6 minutes |
| Tukwila: | 6 minutes |
| Vashon: | 8 minutes |
| Auburn: | 6 minutes |
| Renton: | 6 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 4 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 17. This indicator was the highest - 57 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is much higher.
34.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.8%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,187 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (19.9%) took place during July, and the least (4.4%) in November.
Out of all 19,511 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (62.5%), Fire (11.2%), and Good Intent Call (8.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.0%), and Outside Fires (38.1%).