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Sorrento: Fire Incidents, Florida (FL)

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 43. The highest number of fire incidents - 61 took place in 2002, and the least - 19 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.

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

Sorrento:	8 minutes
Mount Dora:	6 minutes
Eustis:	7 minutes
Apopka:	5 minutes
Tavares:	6 minutes
Umatilla:	9 minutes
Altamonte Springs:	5 minutes
Lake Mary:	6 minutes
Longwood:	5 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 - 2 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 61 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Florida value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much lower.



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

Sorrento:	5.4
Mount Dora:	11.7
Eustis:	5.8
Apopka:	11.3
Tavares:	2.5
Umatilla:	0.8
Altamonte Springs:	43.1
Lake Mary:	20.7
Longwood:	29.7

27.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.3% in the evening. The most fires (18.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.7%) on Tuesday.
According to the 737 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.5%) took place during May, and the least (5.3%) in September.
Out of all 6,042 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (61.8%), Fire (12.2%), and Good Intent Call (8.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sorrento, FL
• 3,73561.8%Rescue & EMS
• 73712.2%Fire
• 5018.3%Good Intent Call
• 4577.6%Service Call
• 3656.0%Hazardous Condition
• 2303.8%False Alarm
• 100.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (56.4%), and Structure Fires (22.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sorrento, FL
• 41656.4%Outside Fires
• 16922.9%Structure Fires
• 13217.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 202.7%Other