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Steelton: Fire Incidents, Pennsylvania (PA)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 79. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 146 took place in 2010, and the least - 19 in 2014. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Steelton:	64.1
New Cumberland:	60.1
Harrisburg:	188.7
Camp Hill:	137.3
Middletown:	69.5
Enola:	148.4
Mechanicsburg:	254.2
Hershey:	37.4
Elizabethtown:	78.4

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


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

Steelton:	7 minutes
New Cumberland:	9 minutes
Harrisburg:	6 minutes
Camp Hill:	8 minutes
Middletown:	9 minutes
Enola:	8 minutes
Hummelstown:	10 minutes
Mechanicsburg:	9 minutes
Hershey:	8 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2009. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2009. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Steelton:	4.5
New Cumberland:	1.3
Harrisburg:	6.2
Camp Hill:	2.0
Middletown:	0.0
Enola:	0.8
Hummelstown:	7.1
Mechanicsburg:	1.4
Hershey:	14.8

31.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.2% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Wednesday, and the least (12.9%) on Friday.
According to the 1,112 fire incidents from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (9.9%) took place during May, and the least (6.0%) in June.
Out of all 2,546 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (43.7%), Hazardous Condition (27.1%), and Rescue & EMS (8.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Steelton, PA
• 1,11243.7%Fire
• 69027.1%Hazardous Condition
• 2118.3%Rescue & EMS
• 1957.7%False Alarm
• 1696.6%Good Intent Call
• 1536.0%Service Call
• 110.4%Overpressure Rupture
• 30.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (77.2%), and Outside Fires (9.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Steelton, PA
• 85877.2%Structure Fires
• 1039.3%Outside Fires
• 1019.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 504.5%Other