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Buena Park: Fire Incidents, California (CA)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 106. The highest number of fire incidents - 154 took place in 2005, and the least - 73 in 2012. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Buena Park:	14.2
La Palma:	7.8
La Mirada:	7.6
Cypress:	8.7
Cerritos:	14.6
Stanton:	12.4
Hawaiian Gardens:	20.8
Artesia:	14.4
Fullerton:	9.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

Buena Park:	5 minutes
La Mirada:	5 minutes
Cypress:	5 minutes
Cerritos:	5 minutes
Stanton:	5 minutes
Fullerton:	6 minutes
Norwalk:	5 minutes
La Habra:	5 minutes
Garden Grove:	6 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of injuries - 8 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 24. This indicator was the highest - 72 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the California value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much higher.



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

Buena Park:	22.3
La Mirada:	0.0
Cypress:	24.5
Cerritos:	0.0
Stanton:	24.7
Fullerton:	5.1
Norwalk:	1.4
La Habra:	0.0
Garden Grove:	24.0

31.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.2%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,478 fires from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (15.2%) took place during July, and the least (6.3%) in February.
Out of all 28,051 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (76.2%), Good Intent Call (8.4%), and Fire (5.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Buena Park, CA
• 21,37676.2%Rescue & EMS
• 2,3618.4%Good Intent Call
• 1,4785.3%Fire
• 1,1194.0%Service Call
• 8793.1%False Alarm
• 7992.8%Hazardous Condition
• 340.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.5%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (27.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Buena Park, CA
• 62842.5%Outside Fires
• 39927.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 35023.7%Structure Fires
• 1016.8%Other