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Saranac Lake: Fire Incidents, New York (NY)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 19. The highest number of fire incidents - 29 took place in 2013, and the least - 4 in 2010. The data has a rising trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Saranac Lake, NY compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Saranac Lake:	38.2
North Elba:	1.1
Schuyler Falls:	19.3
Malone:	78.4
Plattsburgh:	62.0
Beekmantown:	8.4

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 13 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
27.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (10.0%) on Tuesday.
According to the 301 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.6%) took place during January, and the least (5.6%) in July.
Out of all 1,859 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: False Alarm (29.4%), Hazardous Condition (26.7%), and Fire (16.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Saranac Lake, NY
• 54729.4%False Alarm
• 49626.7%Hazardous Condition
• 30116.2%Fire
• 20010.8%Service Call
• 19310.4%Rescue & EMS
• 1005.4%Good Intent Call
• 211.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (57.1%), and Outside Fires (22.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Saranac Lake, NY
• 17257.1%Structure Fires
• 6722.3%Outside Fires
• 4013.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 227.3%Other