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Dwight: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 51. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 81 took place in 2018, and the least - 30 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is much higher compared to the Illinois median value.


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

Dwight:	11 minutes
Coal City:	7 minutes
Braidwood:	6 minutes
Pontiac:	10 minutes
Morris:	9 minutes
Wilmington:	9 minutes
Streator:	0 minutes
Marseilles:	8 minutes
Channahon:	7 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 33 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the Illinois value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much lower.



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

Dwight:	4.6
Coal City:	2.7
Braidwood:	1.7
Pontiac:	10.8
Morris:	4.7
Wilmington:	5.8
Streator:	5.4
Marseilles:	1.5
Channahon:	1.1

36.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 63.4% in the evening. The most fires (17.9%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.7%) on Monday.
Based on the 865 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.4%) took place during March, and the least (4.5%) in November.
Out of all 2,701 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (32.0%), Rescue & EMS (31.0%), and Hazardous Condition (14.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Dwight, IL
• 86532.0%Fire
• 83831.0%Rescue & EMS
• 38414.2%Hazardous Condition
• 2439.0%False Alarm
• 2067.6%Good Intent Call
• 1405.2%Service Call
• 110.4%Special Incident
• 80.3%Severe Weather
• 60.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (49.1%), and Outside Fires (31.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Dwight, IL
• 42549.1%Structure Fires
• 27331.6%Outside Fires
• 13015.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 374.3%Other