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Union Gap: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)

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 55. The highest number of fire incidents - 78 took place in 2005, and the least - 24 in 2012. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Union Gap:	61.4
Yakima:	69.6
Terrace Heights:	1.4
West Valley:	1.4
Selah:	100.3
Wapato:	264.0
Toppenish:	151.9
Sunnyside:	59.9
Ellensburg:	81.5

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is comparable to the Washington median value.


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

Union Gap:	7 minutes
Yakima:	7 minutes
Moxee:	10 minutes
Selah:	11 minutes
Wapato:	10 minutes
Toppenish:	8 minutes
White Swan:	14 minutes
Zillah:	9 minutes
Naches:	16 minutes

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 - 5 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 64 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Washington value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

Union Gap:	8.6
Yakima:	7.2
Moxee:	0.0
Selah:	6.7
Wapato:	10.7
Toppenish:	4.3
White Swan:	8.4
Zillah:	3.9
Naches:	0.0

34.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.8% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.3%) on Wednesday.
According to the 932 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.5%) took place during July, and the least (5.7%) in February.
Out of all 5,560 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (54.4%), Fire (16.8%), and Good Intent Call (8.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Union Gap, WA
• 3,02454.4%Rescue & EMS
• 93216.8%Fire
• 4948.9%Good Intent Call
• 3897.0%Service Call
• 3636.5%Hazardous Condition
• 3356.0%False Alarm
• 100.2%Special Incident
• 70.1%Severe Weather
• 60.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.4%), and Outside Fires (27.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Union Gap, WA
• 47050.4%Structure Fires
• 25427.3%Outside Fires
• 16617.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 424.5%Other