Dowagiac: Fire Incidents, Michigan (MI)
Where are fire incidents reported in Dowagiac, MI
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Dowagiac, MI
- 1,37435.2%Fire
- 77519.9%Rescue & EMS
- 71918.4%Hazardous Condition
- 43811.2%Good Intent Call
- 3158.1%False Alarm
- 2295.9%Service Call
- 220.6%Severe Weather
- 160.4%Special Incident
- 120.3%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Dowagiac, MI
- 69250.4%Structure Fires
- 44232.2%Outside Fires
- 19214.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 483.5%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 81. The highest number of fires - 116 took place in 2007, and the least - 57 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Dowagiac, MI compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Dowagiac: | 121.2 |
| Niles: | 131.9 |
| Benton Harbor: | 216.3 |
| Three Rivers: | 23.2 |
| Portage: | 23.9 |
| Kalamazoo: | 79.9 |
| Sturgis: | 11.0 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Dowagiac, MI compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Dowagiac: | 8 minutes |
| Cassopolis: | 12 minutes |
| Decatur: | 8 minutes |
| Berrien Springs: | 10 minutes |
| Niles: | 6 minutes |
| Edwardsburg: | 11 minutes |
| Hartford: | 7 minutes |
| Buchanan: | 9 minutes |
| Granger: | 6 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 3 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 19. This indicator was the highest - 47 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the Michigan value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Dowagiac, MI compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Dowagiac: | 18.2 |
| Cassopolis: | 5.7 |
| Decatur: | 1.8 |
| Berrien Springs: | 5.5 |
| Niles: | 4.7 |
| Edwardsburg: | 1.6 |
| Hartford: | 0.0 |
| Buchanan: | 0.0 |
| Granger: | 18.5 |
31.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.4% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.7%) on Friday.
Based on the 1,374 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.8%) took place during April, and the least (5.2%) in December.
Out of all 3,900 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (35.2%), Rescue & EMS (19.9%), and Hazardous Condition (18.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (50.4%), and Outside Fires (32.2%).