West Lafayette: Fire Incidents, Indiana (IN)
Where are fire incidents reported in West Lafayette, IN
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in West Lafayette, IN
- 7,57445.8%Rescue & EMS
- 2,60615.7%Hazardous Condition
- 1,93811.7%False Alarm
- 1,92611.6%Service Call
- 1,5849.6%Fire
- 8675.2%Good Intent Call
- 290.2%Special Incident
- 200.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in West Lafayette, IN
- 79750.3%Outside Fires
- 52533.1%Structure Fires
- 15910.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 1036.5%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 99. The highest number of fire incidents - 156 took place in 2015, and the least - 13 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in West Lafayette, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| West Lafayette: | 30.1 |
| Lafayette: | 13.1 |
| Monticello: | 20.6 |
| Frankfort: | 19.8 |
| Crawfordsville: | 5.3 |
| Lebanon: | 10.9 |
| Logansport: | 29.1 |
| Rensselaer: | 26.9 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower than the Indiana median value.The median response time in West Lafayette, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| West Lafayette: | 4 minutes |
| Lafayette: | 4 minutes |
| Delphi: | 9 minutes |
| Attica: | 10 minutes |
| Monticello: | 7 minutes |
| Frankfort: | 6 minutes |
| Crawfordsville: | 5 minutes |
| Lebanon: | 5 minutes |
| Logansport: | 4 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 1 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Indiana value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in West Lafayette, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| West Lafayette: | 1.9 |
| Lafayette: | 4.2 |
| Delphi: | 24.8 |
| Attica: | 0.0 |
| Monticello: | 17.3 |
| Frankfort: | 1.7 |
| Crawfordsville: | 14.4 |
| Lebanon: | 16.4 |
| Logansport: | 1.1 |
28.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.9%) on Friday.
Based on the 1,584 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.9%) took place during April, and the least (6.1%) in February.
Out of all 16,555 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (45.8%), Hazardous Condition (15.7%), and False Alarm (11.7%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.3%), and Structure Fires (33.1%).