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Okeechobee: Fire Incidents, Florida (FL)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 209. The highest number of reported fires - 343 took place in 2011, and the least - 28 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.


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

Okeechobee:	455.0
Indiantown:	54.2
Pahokee:	36.5
Fort Pierce:	123.2
Clewiston:	226.9
Palm City:	21.5
Stuart:	46.7
Jensen Beach:	27.0
Vero Beach:	238.7

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Okeechobee:	9 minutes
Lake Placid:	11 minutes
Fort Pierce:	9 minutes
Clewiston:	8 minutes
Palm City:	11 minutes
Stuart:	7 minutes
Jensen Beach:	8 minutes
Vero Beach:	8 minutes
Fellsmere:	8 minutes

According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 10 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is higher.


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

Okeechobee:	2.6
Fort Pierce:	2.1
Clewiston:	1.2
Vero Beach:	0.2
Sebring:	1.0
Palm Bay:	2.2

Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 7 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 8. This indicator was the highest - 32 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Okeechobee:	8.4
Lake Placid:	0.9
Fort Pierce:	2.6
Clewiston:	2.3
Palm City:	11.7
Stuart:	10.3
Jensen Beach:	9.0
Vero Beach:	2.2
Fellsmere:	0.0

25.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 75.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Tuesday.
According to the 2,732 fire incidents from years 2006 - 2018 most fires (10.8%) took place during March, and the least (5.2%) in October.
Out of all 43,618 cases reported during the years 2006 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (64.5%), Service Call (11.4%), and Hazardous Condition (8.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Okeechobee, FL
• 28,12964.5%Rescue & EMS
• 4,97711.4%Service Call
• 3,7348.6%Hazardous Condition
• 2,9206.7%Good Intent Call
• 2,7326.3%Fire
• 1,0212.3%False Alarm
• 610.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (62.3%), and Structure Fires (20.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Okeechobee, FL
• 1,70262.3%Outside Fires
• 56920.8%Structure Fires
• 38514.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 762.8%Other