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Saranac: 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 31. The highest number of fire incidents - 48 took place in 2017, and the least - 13 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is higher than the Michigan median value.


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

Saranac:	11 minutes
Lowell:	8 minutes
Ionia:	6 minutes
Belding:	7 minutes
Greenville:	7 minutes
Caledonia:	8 minutes
Middleville:	11 minutes
Hastings:	10 minutes
Kentwood:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
28.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.1% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Friday, and the least (10.4%) on Wednesday.
According to the 529 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (20.4%) took place during April, and the least (5.3%) in September.
Out of all 2,881 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (59.8%), Fire (18.4%), and Hazardous Condition (11.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Saranac, MI
• 1,72359.8%Rescue & EMS
• 52918.4%Fire
• 32111.1%Hazardous Condition
• 2057.1%Good Intent Call
• 572.0%False Alarm
• 401.4%Service Call
• 30.1%Overpressure Rupture
• 30.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.7%), and Outside Fires (32.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Saranac, MI
• 24746.7%Structure Fires
• 17432.9%Outside Fires
• 9718.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 112.1%Other