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Ponca City: Fire Incidents, Oklahoma (OK)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 190. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 306 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Ponca City:	66.2
Blackwell:	103.6
Perry:	113.0
Stillwater:	18.3

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 Ponca City, OK compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Ponca City:	5 minutes
Tonkawa:	5 minutes
Blackwell:	5 minutes
Arkansas City:	7 minutes
Perry:	8 minutes
Winfield:	8 minutes
Stillwater:	8 minutes
Pawhuska:	5 minutes
Wellington:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Oklahoma value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is about the same.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Ponca City, OK compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Ponca City:

1.6

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 40 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

Ponca City:	4.3
Tonkawa:	3.4
Blackwell:	0.0
Arkansas City:	7.8
Perry:	3.5
Winfield:	7.0
Stillwater:	0.0
Pawhuska:	1.2
Wellington:	4.8

26.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Friday, and the least (13.1%) on Tuesday.
According to the 3,033 fire incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (14.4%) took place during March, and the least (5.3%) in May.
Out of all 13,361 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (48.3%), Fire (22.7%), and Service Call (14.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Ponca City, OK
• 6,45848.3%Rescue & EMS
• 3,03322.7%Fire
• 1,94514.6%Service Call
• 7745.8%Hazardous Condition
• 7425.6%False Alarm
• 3522.6%Good Intent Call
• 330.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 210.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (58.3%), and Structure Fires (19.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ponca City, OK
• 1,76758.3%Outside Fires
• 59719.7%Structure Fires
• 35111.6%Other
• 31810.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires