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Albany: Fire Incidents, Louisiana (LA)

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 60. The highest number of reported fires - 158 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the Louisiana median value.


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

Albany:	9 minutes
Hammond:	6 minutes
Tickfaw:	6 minutes
Ponchatoula:	6 minutes
Livingston:	9 minutes
Independence:	6 minutes
Walker:	8 minutes
Denham Springs:	7 minutes
Greensburg:	10 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 36 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the Louisiana value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Albany:	3.9
Hammond:	10.0
Tickfaw:	12.6
Ponchatoula:	2.8
Livingston:	1.5
Independence:	6.4
Walker:	6.4
Denham Springs:	15.1
Greensburg:	2.0

26.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.6% in the evening. The most fires (15.1%) took place on Thursday, and the least (13.3%) on Monday.
According to the 1,015 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during March, and the least (5.1%) in July.
Out of all 3,913 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (51.9%), Fire (25.9%), and Hazardous Condition (11.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Albany, LA
• 2,03151.9%Rescue & EMS
• 1,01525.9%Fire
• 46111.8%Hazardous Condition
• 2897.4%Good Intent Call
• 822.1%False Alarm
• 270.7%Service Call
• 60.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (63.7%), and Structure Fires (23.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Albany, LA
• 64763.7%Outside Fires
• 23723.3%Structure Fires
• 12712.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 40.4%Other