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Flagstaff: Fire Incidents, Arizona (AZ)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 181. The highest number of fire incidents - 295 took place in 2008, and the least - 19 in 2014. The data has a rising trend.


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

Flagstaff:	34.7
Coconino:	0.1
Sedona:	64.8
Cottonwood:	65.0
Camp Verde:	21.0
Paulden:	3.8
Winslow:	16.7
Chino Valley:	15.4
Prescott Valley:	27.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is higher compared to the Arizona median value.


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

Flagstaff:	7 minutes
Sedona:	6 minutes
Cottonwood:	6 minutes
Prescott Valley:	8 minutes
Prescott:	6 minutes
Payson:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 7 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is higher.


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

Flagstaff:

1.4

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of casualties - 4 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 39 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the Arizona value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Flagstaff:	9.0
Sedona:	3.9
Cottonwood:	6.5
Prescott Valley:	0.9
Prescott:	0.0
Payson:	5.6

30.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.2%) on Thursday.
According to the 2,899 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.2%) took place during June, and the least (5.5%) in February.
Out of all 47,681 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (64.9%), Good Intent Call (15.4%), and Fire (6.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Flagstaff, AZ
• 30,95664.9%Rescue & EMS
• 7,35815.4%Good Intent Call
• 2,8996.1%Fire
• 2,4285.1%Service Call
• 2,2714.8%Hazardous Condition
• 1,6573.5%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (57.4%), and Structure Fires (26.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Flagstaff, AZ
• 1,66457.4%Outside Fires
• 77026.6%Structure Fires
• 34611.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1194.1%Other