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Elko: Fire Incidents, Nevada (NV)

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 113. The highest number of fires - 211 took place in 2011, and the least - 57 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.


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

Elko:	47.8
Spring Creek:	35.1
Golconda:	3.6
Winnemucca:	41.2
Fallon:	195.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Elko:	7 minutes
Spring Creek:	10 minutes
Carlin:	13 minutes
Fallon:	7 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of casualties - 7 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 65 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Nevada value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.



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

Elko:	10.5
Spring Creek:	0.0
Carlin:	0.0
Fallon:	2.2

28.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.2%) took place on Friday, and the least (13.1%) on Saturday.
According to the 1,812 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (17.2%) took place during July, and the least (4.9%) in March.
Out of all 12,606 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (49.1%), Good Intent Call (15.4%), and Fire (14.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Elko, NV
• 6,19049.1%Rescue & EMS
• 1,94615.4%Good Intent Call
• 1,81214.4%Fire
• 1,1409.0%Hazardous Condition
• 8076.4%False Alarm
• 6405.1%Service Call
• 520.4%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (54.4%), and Structure Fires (23.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Elko, NV
• 98654.4%Outside Fires
• 42723.6%Structure Fires
• 30516.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 945.2%Other