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Caribou: Fire Incidents, Maine (ME)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 32. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 55 took place in 2009, and the least - 2 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.


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

Caribou:	48.3
Presque Isle:	29.7

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.


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

Caribou:	7 minutes
Presque Isle:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 11. This indicator was the highest - 91 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Maine value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.



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

Caribou:	7.3
Presque Isle:	31.9

30.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.4% in the evening. The most fires (17.9%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.0%) on Tuesday.
According to the 549 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.4%) took place during May, and the least (5.3%) in September.
Out of all 1,503 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (36.5%), Overpressure Rupture (20.8%), and Rescue & EMS (19.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Caribou, ME
• 54936.5%Fire
• 31220.8%Rescue & EMS
• 29419.6%Hazardous Condition
• 1248.3%Good Intent Call
• 1097.3%Service Call
• 1006.7%False Alarm
• 110.7%Special Incident
• 40.3%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (55.6%), and Outside Fires (24.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Caribou, ME
• 30555.6%Structure Fires
• 13324.2%Outside Fires
• 9116.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 203.6%Other