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Richfield: Fire Incidents, Minnesota (MN)

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 95. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 147 took place in 2003, and the least - 11 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Richfield:	20.8
Bloomington:	21.2
Edina:	18.1
Minneapolis:	24.5
Hopkins:	30.1
Eagan:	12.1
Mendota Heights:	15.1
Burnsville:	19.6
Golden Valley:	25.9

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 Richfield, MN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Richfield:	4 minutes
Bloomington:	5 minutes
Edina:	5 minutes
Minneapolis:	4 minutes
St. Louis Park:	5 minutes
Hopkins:	5 minutes
Eagan:	6 minutes
Burnsville:	6 minutes
Golden Valley:	7 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported casualties - 7 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 18. This indicator was the highest - 51 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Minnesota value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Richfield:	20.5
Bloomington:	10.0
Edina:	40.5
Minneapolis:	17.0
St. Louis Park:	32.2
Hopkins:	17.8
Eagan:	7.3
Burnsville:	33.4
Golden Valley:	2.1

32.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.6% in the evening. The most fires (17.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.3%) on Wednesday.
According to the 1,612 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during July, and the least (6.1%) in December.
Out of all 23,156 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (66.8%), Service Call (9.8%), and Hazardous Condition (7.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Richfield, MN
• 15,45866.8%Rescue & EMS
• 2,2789.8%Service Call
• 1,7657.6%Hazardous Condition
• 1,6127.0%Fire
• 1,0134.4%False Alarm
• 9864.3%Good Intent Call
• 240.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (48.8%), and Outside Fires (29.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Richfield, MN
• 78648.8%Structure Fires
• 47429.4%Outside Fires
• 30318.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 493.0%Other