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Kenner: Fire Incidents, Louisiana (LA)

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 178. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 287 took place in 2006, and the least - 7 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Kenner:	25.8
River Ridge:	15.3
Metairie:	15.6
Harahan:	3.9
Waggaman:	26.3
Jefferson:	47.1
Bridge City:	23.4
Destrehan:	33.5
Luling:	26.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is close to the Louisiana median value.


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

Kenner:	6 minutes
Metairie:	4 minutes
Jefferson:	4 minutes
Avondale:	3 minutes
Luling:	7 minutes
Westwego:	2 minutes
New Orleans:	5 minutes
Marrero:	4 minutes
Gretna:	3 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is lower.


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

Kenner:	1.7
Metairie:	2.3
New Orleans:	1.9
Marrero:	0.3
Mandeville:	0.7
Covington:	2.3
Slidell:	1.8
Hammond:	1.4

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 25 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.



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

Kenner:	6.0
Metairie:	9.8
Jefferson:	6.6
Avondale:	0.0
Luling:	1.8
Westwego:	7.5
New Orleans:	3.7
Marrero:	3.4
Gretna:	4.7

32.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.8%) on Friday.
According to the 3,025 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during January, and the least (6.9%) in February.
Out of all 10,966 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (27.6%), Rescue & EMS (23.1%), and Hazardous Condition (18.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Kenner, LA
• 3,02527.6%Fire
• 2,52823.1%Rescue & EMS
• 1,98718.1%Hazardous Condition
• 1,89117.2%False Alarm
• 8367.6%Service Call
• 6515.9%Good Intent Call
• 240.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 170.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (39.1%), and Outside Fires (35.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Kenner, LA
• 1,18239.1%Structure Fires
• 1,07635.6%Outside Fires
• 66021.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1073.5%Other