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Sterling: Fire Incidents, Alaska (AK)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 18. The highest number of reported fires - 38 took place in 2016, and the least - 5 in 2010. The data has a decreasing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Sterling, AK compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Sterling:	42.7
Kalifornsky:	19.1
Kenai:	45.8
Anchorage:	27.7
Homer:	93.0
Meadow Lakes:	115.4
Wasilla:	255.0
Palmer:	254.8

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend.
31.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.2% in the evening. The most fires (18.5%) took place on Monday, and the least (10.5%) on Tuesday.
According to the 314 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.0%) took place during May, and the least (3.8%) in October.
Out of all 2,500 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (61.3%), Good Intent Call (12.7%), and Fire (12.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sterling, AK
• 1,53261.3%Rescue & EMS
• 31812.7%Good Intent Call
• 31412.6%Fire
• 1596.4%Hazardous Condition
• 913.6%False Alarm
• 853.4%Service Call
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.9%), and Outside Fires (34.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sterling, AK
• 14445.9%Structure Fires
• 10834.4%Outside Fires
• 5918.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 31.0%Other