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Jerseyville: 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 fire incidents per year is 18. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 34 took place in 2017, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Jerseyville, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Jerseyville:	34.0
Godfrey:	39.2
Alton:	67.8
East Alton:	107.8
Bethalto:	16.0
Wood River:	55.0
Carlinville:	72.4

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
32.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.9% in the evening. The most fires (18.9%) took place on Sunday, and the least (10.6%) on Tuesday.
According to the 302 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.9%) took place during February, and the least (3.6%) in May.
Out of all 633 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (47.7%), Overpressure Rupture (29.2%), and Service Call (12.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Jerseyville, IL
• 30247.7%Fire
• 18529.2%Rescue & EMS
• 7812.3%Good Intent Call
• 264.1%Hazardous Condition
• 264.1%Service Call
• 91.4%False Alarm
• 60.9%Special Incident
• 10.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.3%), and Outside Fires (26.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Jerseyville, IL
• 16454.3%Structure Fires
• 8126.8%Outside Fires
• 5217.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 51.7%Other