Ames: Fire Incidents, Iowa (IA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Ames, IA
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Fire incidents reported | |
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Sreet name | Count |
LINCOLN WAY | 236 |
WELCH AVE | 138 |
DUFF AVE | 126 |
STANTON AVE | 96 |
SUNSET DR | 94 |
MORTENSEN RD | 88 |
TRIPP ST | 66 |
HYLAND AVE | 62 |
GRAND AVE | 60 |
CAMPUS AVE | 58 |
FREDERIKSEN COURT | 58 |
HAYWARD AVE | 58 |
4TH ST | 56 |
KNAPP ST | 56 |
DAYTON AVE | 46 |
13TH ST | 44 |
5TH ST | 42 |
COCONINO RD | 42 |
DAKOTA AVE | 38 |
HUNT ST | 38 |
6TH ST | 36 |
ASH AVE | 36 |
FREEL DR | 32 |
KELLOGG AVE | 30 |
PEARSON AVE | 30 |
16TH ST | 28 |
LYNN AVE | 28 |
DELAWARE AVE | 26 |
WEST ST | 26 |
30 | 24 |
Other | 209 |
2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Ames, IA
- 8,76248.8%Rescue & EMS
- 3,06317.0%False Alarm
- 2,00711.2%Fire
- 1,4358.0%Service Call
- 1,4318.0%Good Intent Call
- 1,2066.7%Hazardous Condition
- 470.3%Overpressure Rupture
- 180.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ames, IA
- 95847.7%Outside Fires
- 71235.5%Structure Fires
- 28014.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 572.8%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 125. The highest number of reported fires - 195 took place in 2006, and the least - 3 in 2008. The data has a declining trend.
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the state median value.
The median response time in Ames, IA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
The median response time in Ames, IA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
Ames: | 5 minutes |
Nevada: | 5 minutes |
Boone: | 4 minutes |
Ankeny: | 7 minutes |
Johnston: | 9 minutes |
Altoona: | 7 minutes |
Urbandale: | 7 minutes |
Clive: | 6 minutes |
Des Moines: | 5 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 6 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 57 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Iowa value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.
38.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 61.1% in the evening. The most fires (17.3%) took place on Sunday, and the least (10.9%) on Tuesday.
According to the 2,007 fires from years 2002 - 2017 most fires (11.9%) took place during July, and the least (5.9%) in February.
Out of all 17,971 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2017, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (48.8%), False Alarm (17.0%), and Fire (11.2%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (47.7%), and Structure Fires (35.5%).