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West Dundee: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 25. The highest number of reported fires - 47 took place in 2007, and the least - 10 in 2014. The data has a decreasing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in West Dundee, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
West Dundee:	40.1
Carpentersville:	23.7
Elgin:	28.3
Gilberts:	22.5
Algonquin:	14.0
Pingree Grove:	36.9
Lake in the Hills:	10.8
South Elgin:	28.5
Streamwood:	21.8

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
29.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.4%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.5%) on Tuesday.
According to the 427 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.7%) took place during April, and the least (5.2%) in March.
Out of all 7,670 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (50.7%), Service Call (13.3%), and False Alarm (11.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in West Dundee, IL
• 3,89250.7%Rescue & EMS
• 1,02313.3%Service Call
• 85511.1%False Alarm
• 82310.7%Hazardous Condition
• 5977.8%Good Intent Call
• 4275.6%Fire
• 260.3%Special Incident
• 210.3%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (56.0%), and Outside Fires (27.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in West Dundee, IL
• 23956.0%Structure Fires
• 11927.9%Outside Fires
• 5111.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 184.2%Other