Fort Walton Beach: Fire Incidents, Florida (FL)
Where are fire incidents reported in Fort Walton Beach, FL
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Fort Walton Beach, FL
- 20,09362.7%Rescue & EMS
- 4,50514.1%Good Intent Call
- 2,0166.3%False Alarm
- 1,9876.2%Fire
- 1,7865.6%Hazardous Condition
- 1,5614.9%Service Call
- 370.1%Overpressure Rupture
- 340.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Fort Walton Beach, FL
- 1,07654.2%Structure Fires
- 43421.8%Outside Fires
- 25112.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 22611.4%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 117. The highest number of fire incidents - 210 took place in 2016, and the least - 64 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Fort Walton Beach, FL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Fort Walton Beach: | 85.5 |
| Ocean City: | 7.2 |
| Eglin: | 1.6 |
| Destin: | 57.7 |
| Valparaiso: | 24.4 |
| Niceville: | 55.8 |
| Navarre: | 34.4 |
| Miramar Beach: | 52.1 |
| Crestview: | 71.6 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.The median response time in Fort Walton Beach, FL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Fort Walton Beach: | 6 minutes |
| Mary Esther: | 6 minutes |
| Destin: | 6 minutes |
| Niceville: | 5 minutes |
| Navarre: | 7 minutes |
| Crestview: | 7 minutes |
| Milton: | 8 minutes |
| Freeport: | 8 minutes |
| Gulf Breeze: | 7 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
Based on the reports 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 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 51 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Fort Walton Beach, FL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Fort Walton Beach: | 9.1 |
| Mary Esther: | 3.5 |
| Destin: | 5.2 |
| Niceville: | 12.5 |
| Navarre: | 8.8 |
| Crestview: | 17.8 |
| Milton: | 5.1 |
| Freeport: | 3.1 |
| Gulf Breeze: | 9.2 |
37.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 62.6% in the evening. The most fires (18.0%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.1%) on Monday.
According to the 1,987 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (9.5%) took place during May, and the least (7.0%) in August.
Out of all 32,043 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (62.7%), Good Intent Call (14.1%), and False Alarm (6.3%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.2%), and Outside Fires (21.8%).