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Lapeer: Fire Incidents, Michigan (MI)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 46. The highest number of fire incidents - 148 took place in 2002, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Lapeer:	123.3
Davison:	116.7
Burton:	27.3
Grand Blanc:	145.6
Flint:	89.8
Holly:	105.5
Fenton:	91.6
Flushing:	100.8
Swartz Creek:	131.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher compared to the Michigan median value.


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

Lapeer:	10 minutes
Davison:	8 minutes
Ortonville:	7 minutes
Oxford:	6 minutes
Burton:	8 minutes
Grand Blanc:	8 minutes
Lake Orion:	5 minutes
Flint:	7 minutes
Millington:	10 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 7 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 57 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the Michigan value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Lapeer:	15.3
Davison:	19.4
Ortonville:	14.2
Oxford:	9.5
Burton:	29.0
Grand Blanc:	9.4
Lake Orion:	4.6
Flint:	13.8
Millington:	3.0

31.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.4% in the evening. The most fires (17.9%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (11.1%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 786 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.2%) took place during March, and the least (6.5%) in November.
Out of all 2,422 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (32.5%), Hazardous Condition (21.8%), and False Alarm (19.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Lapeer, MI
• 78632.5%Fire
• 52721.8%Hazardous Condition
• 46419.2%False Alarm
• 37315.4%Good Intent Call
• 1335.5%Service Call
• 1285.3%Rescue & EMS
• 50.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 40.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (61.5%), and Outside Fires (21.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Lapeer, MI
• 48361.5%Structure Fires
• 16821.4%Outside Fires
• 12515.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 101.3%Other