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Black River Falls: Fire Incidents, Wisconsin (WI)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 47. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 83 took place in 2012, and the least - 30 in 2010. The data has a declining trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Black River Falls:	9 minutes
Sparta:	10 minutes
Tomah:	9 minutes
Onalaska:	7 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 22. This indicator was the highest - 128 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Black River Falls:	20.0
Sparta:	1.8
Tomah:	0.0
Onalaska:	10.8

31.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.0% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.4%) on Wednesday.
According to the 749 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (11.1%) took place during April, and the least (5.6%) in June.
Out of all 2,141 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (35.0%), Hazardous Condition (30.4%), and Rescue & EMS (14.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Black River Falls, WI
• 74935.0%Fire
• 65130.4%Hazardous Condition
• 31314.6%Rescue & EMS
• 1537.1%False Alarm
• 1497.0%Service Call
• 1034.8%Good Intent Call
• 150.7%Special Incident
• 70.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (40.3%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (25.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Black River Falls, WI
• 30240.3%Structure Fires
• 19325.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 18524.7%Outside Fires
• 699.2%Other