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Delta Junction: Fire Incidents, Alaska (AK)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 41. The highest number of reported fires - 79 took place in 2012, and the least - 24 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 12 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Delta Junction:	12 minutes
North Pole:	7 minutes
Fairbanks:	7 minutes

Based on 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 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 42 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much lower.



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

Delta Junction:	8.6
North Pole:	10.0
Fairbanks:	18.1

33.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.5% in the evening. The most fires (17.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.7%) on Wednesday.
According to the 695 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (23.3%) took place during May, and the least (5.0%) in August.
Out of all 892 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (77.9%), Good Intent Call (6.8%), and Rescue & EMS (6.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Delta Junction, AK
• 69577.9%Fire
• 616.8%Good Intent Call
• 546.1%Rescue & EMS
• 465.2%Hazardous Condition
• 182.0%Service Call
• 141.6%False Alarm
• 30.3%Special Incident
• 10.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.2%), and Outside Fires (37.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Delta Junction, AK
• 33548.2%Structure Fires
• 25737.0%Outside Fires
• 9814.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 50.7%Other