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Gulfport: Fire Incidents, Florida (FL)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 50. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 76 took place in 2007, and the least - 20 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.


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

Gulfport:	23.5
South Pasadena:	29.1
Treasure Island:	29.9
Kenneth City:	6.6
Lealman:	15.8
Pinellas Park:	38.7
Seminole:	58.6
Largo:	32.8
Clearwater:	44.1

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 Gulfport, FL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Gulfport:	5 minutes
St. Petersburg:	4 minutes
Lealman:	5 minutes
Pinellas Park:	5 minutes
Seminole:	5 minutes
Largo:	5 minutes
Clearwater:	5 minutes
Ruskin:	10 minutes
Safety Harbor:	5 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 24. This indicator was the highest - 67 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the Florida value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Gulfport:	24.2
St. Petersburg:	24.4
Lealman:	48.5
Pinellas Park:	48.9
Seminole:	42.7
Largo:	89.9
Clearwater:	49.9
Ruskin:	29.8
Safety Harbor:	48.0

33.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.4% in the evening. The most fires (17.2%) took place on Thursday, and the least (12.1%) on Sunday.
According to the 702 fires from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (13.0%) took place during May, and the least (5.4%) in August.
Out of all 10,238 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (75.3%), Good Intent Call (8.4%), and Fire (6.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Gulfport, FL
• 7,70575.3%Rescue & EMS
• 8578.4%Good Intent Call
• 7026.9%Fire
• 5925.8%Hazardous Condition
• 2632.6%False Alarm
• 860.8%Service Call
• 180.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (49.3%), and Outside Fires (30.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Gulfport, FL
• 34649.3%Structure Fires
• 21330.3%Outside Fires
• 7510.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 689.7%Other