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Decatur: 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 fires per year is 32. The highest number of fire incidents - 71 took place in 2003, and the least - 12 in 2013. The data has a dropping trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher compared to the Michigan median value.


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

Decatur:	8 minutes
Paw Paw:	5 minutes
Dowagiac:	8 minutes
Hartford:	7 minutes
Cassopolis:	12 minutes
Bangor:	8 minutes
Coloma:	9 minutes
Portage:	5 minutes
Three Rivers:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
24.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 75.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Thursday, and the least (12.7%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 542 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (21.6%) took place during April, and the least (3.5%) in October.
Out of all 1,211 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (44.8%), Hazardous Condition (29.6%), and Service Call (9.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Decatur, MI
• 54244.8%Fire
• 35829.6%Hazardous Condition
• 1119.2%Service Call
• 816.7%Good Intent Call
• 746.1%Rescue & EMS
• 373.1%False Alarm
• 40.3%Severe Weather
• 30.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.7%), and Structure Fires (32.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Decatur, MI
• 26448.7%Outside Fires
• 17432.1%Structure Fires
• 7714.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 275.0%Other