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South Jordan: Fire Incidents, Utah (UT)

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 76. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 131 took place in 2007, and the least - 29 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

South Jordan:	9.0
Riverton:	10.3
West Jordan:	11.0
Midvale:	27.1
Herriman:	16.2
Sandy:	2.3
Draper:	16.0
Bluffdale:	21.2
Taylorsville:	20.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is comparable to the Utah median value.


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

South Jordan:	7 minutes
Riverton:	7 minutes
West Jordan:	6 minutes
Midvale:	6 minutes
Sandy:	6 minutes
Draper:	8 minutes
Taylorsville:	7 minutes
Kearns:	7 minutes
Murray:	6 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 11. This indicator was the highest - 53 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

South Jordan:	10.1
Riverton:	5.4
West Jordan:	14.4
Midvale:	13.4
Sandy:	23.3
Draper:	3.2
Taylorsville:	8.6
Kearns:	13.4
Murray:	5.4

25.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.1%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,284 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.3%) took place during June, and the least (4.5%) in February.
Out of all 5,304 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (24.2%), False Alarm (21.7%), and Hazardous Condition (17.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in South Jordan, UT
• 1,28424.2%Fire
• 1,15121.7%False Alarm
• 94717.9%Hazardous Condition
• 89016.8%Good Intent Call
• 75414.2%Service Call
• 2164.1%Rescue & EMS
• 330.6%Severe Weather
• 160.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 130.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (38.5%), and Structure Fires (37.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in South Jordan, UT
• 49438.5%Outside Fires
• 48637.9%Structure Fires
• 17213.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 13210.3%Other