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Dearborn: Fire Incidents, Michigan (MI)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 225. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 383 took place in 2003, and the least - 1 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.


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

Dearborn:	28.1
Melvindale:	31.6
Dearborn Heights:	21.7
Allen Park:	25.0
River Rouge:	18.8
Inkster:	58.9
Lincoln Park:	28.0
Ecorse:	49.0
Taylor:	28.1

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the state median value.


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

Dearborn:	4 minutes
Melvindale:	3 minutes
Dearborn Heights:	6 minutes
Allen Park:	5 minutes
Inkster:	5 minutes
Lincoln Park:	4 minutes
Taylor:	4 minutes
Garden City:	5 minutes
Southgate:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 7 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.


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

Dearborn:	1.8
Taylor:	3.2
Detroit:	2.2
Southfield:	3.1
Warren:	2.2
Troy:	1.8
Roseville:	3.9
Sterling Heights:	2.4
Ypsilanti:	3.0

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 5. The highest number of reported injuries - 23 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2012. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 19. This indicator was the highest - 75 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2012. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Michigan value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Dearborn:	23.8
Melvindale:	30.6
Dearborn Heights:	21.4
Allen Park:	3.9
Inkster:	8.1
Lincoln Park:	31.9
Taylor:	19.3
Garden City:	29.5
Southgate:	14.5

29.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.6% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Wednesday, and the least (12.9%) on Saturday.
According to the 3,829 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.3%) took place during July, and the least (5.0%) in January.
Out of all 62,415 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (70.7%), Hazardous Condition (7.9%), and Fire (6.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Dearborn, MI
• 44,10770.7%Rescue & EMS
• 4,9067.9%Hazardous Condition
• 3,8296.1%Fire
• 3,4495.5%Good Intent Call
• 3,2445.2%False Alarm
• 2,6534.3%Service Call
• 1140.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 1020.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (37.8%), and Outside Fires (33.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Dearborn, MI
• 1,44637.8%Structure Fires
• 1,29633.8%Outside Fires
• 85622.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2316.0%Other