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Columbia: Fire Incidents, Missouri (MO)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 341. The highest number of reported fires - 534 took place in 2002, and the least - 131 in 2012. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Columbia:	34.9
Fulton:	83.2
Boonville:	95.9
Jefferson City:	22.0
Mexico:	4.9
Moberly:	54.7

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

Columbia:	5 minutes
Fulton:	5 minutes
Boonville:	5 minutes
Holts Summit:	9 minutes
California:	7 minutes
Jefferson City:	6 minutes
Mexico:	4 minutes
Moberly:	5 minutes
Eldon:	7 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 1. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Missouri value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is lower.


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

Columbia:

1.0

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 3. The highest number of reported casualties - 9 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 29 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Columbia:	9.8
Fulton:	5.2
Boonville:	0.0
Holts Summit:	0.0
California:	0.0
Jefferson City:	3.9
Mexico:	15.2
Moberly:	8.4
Eldon:	3.0

29.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.6% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.4%) on Friday.
Based on the 5,790 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.5%) took place during July, and the least (6.1%) in May.
Out of all 74,787 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (57.6%), Good Intent Call (11.3%), and False Alarm (10.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbia, MO
• 43,08757.6%Rescue & EMS
• 8,45011.3%Good Intent Call
• 7,48410.0%False Alarm
• 6,8159.1%Hazardous Condition
• 5,7907.7%Fire
• 3,0044.0%Service Call
• 930.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.7%), and Outside Fires (37.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbia, MO
• 2,41741.7%Structure Fires
• 2,15537.2%Outside Fires
• 1,10419.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1142.0%Other