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Lyons: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 60. The highest number of fires - 99 took place in 2014, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Lyons:	67.8
Riverside:	20.6
Brookfield:	36.6
Summit:	57.7
Stickney:	48.4
North Riverside:	31.4
Berwyn:	23.0
La Grange:	20.1
La Grange Park:	15.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is similar to the Illinois median value.


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

Lyons:	5 minutes
Riverside:	6 minutes
Brookfield:	5 minutes
Summit:	5 minutes
Stickney:	5 minutes
Berwyn:	3 minutes
Broadview:	3 minutes
Bedford Park:	5 minutes
Cicero:	3 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 11 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 13. This indicator was the highest - 151 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Illinois value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Lyons:	15.7
Riverside:	11.7
Brookfield:	19.1
Summit:	14.3
Stickney:	8.8
Berwyn:	15.9
Broadview:	17.9
Bedford Park:	4.4
Cicero:	13.7

37.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 62.6% in the evening. The most fires (17.7%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.5%) on Saturday.
Based on the 1,022 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.7%) took place during March, and the least (6.2%) in August.
Out of all 7,514 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (34.7%), Good Intent Call (18.3%), and False Alarm (16.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Lyons, IL
• 2,60934.7%Rescue & EMS
• 1,37518.3%Good Intent Call
• 1,26316.8%False Alarm
• 1,02213.6%Fire
• 88111.7%Hazardous Condition
• 2893.8%Service Call
• 590.8%Severe Weather
• 90.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (68.1%), and Outside Fires (19.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Lyons, IL
• 69668.1%Structure Fires
• 20319.9%Outside Fires
• 939.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 302.9%Other