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New Iberia: Fire Incidents, Louisiana (LA)

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 228. The highest number of reported fires - 445 took place in 2005, and the least - 61 in 2007. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

New Iberia:	71.1
Jeanerette:	144.7
Youngsville:	83.6
Broussard:	79.8
Abbeville:	97.2
Lafayette:	36.2
Breaux Bridge:	124.5
Scott:	94.7
Franklin:	76.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the state median value.


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

New Iberia:	4 minutes
Jeanerette:	7 minutes
Youngsville:	7 minutes
Broussard:	7 minutes
Erath:	9 minutes
Abbeville:	5 minutes
Lafayette:	5 minutes
Breaux Bridge:	11 minutes
Scott:	9 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is about the same.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in New Iberia, LA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

New Iberia:	2.1
Lafayette:	3.6
Opelousas:	3.3

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 3. The highest number of reported injuries - 5 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2013. The data has a growing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 14. This indicator was the highest - 66 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2013. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is much higher.



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

New Iberia:	11.6
Jeanerette:	5.6
Youngsville:	3.6
Broussard:	5.3
Erath:	0.0
Abbeville:	6.8
Lafayette:	13.5
Breaux Bridge:	1.8
Scott:	4.3

29.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 3,878 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.1%) took place during December, and the least (6.6%) in August.
Out of all 15,689 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (26.3%), Fire (24.7%), and Hazardous Condition (18.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in New Iberia, LA
• 4,12826.3%Rescue & EMS
• 3,87824.7%Fire
• 2,92718.7%Hazardous Condition
• 2,69017.1%Good Intent Call
• 1,60410.2%False Alarm
• 3872.5%Service Call
• 470.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 230.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (43.0%), and Structure Fires (36.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in New Iberia, LA
• 1,66843.0%Outside Fires
• 1,41036.4%Structure Fires
• 67717.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1233.2%Other