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Tulsa: Fire Incidents, Oklahoma (OK)

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 2,164. The highest number of reported fires - 2,726 took place in 2006, and the least - 1,795 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.


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

Tulsa:	50.9
Jenks:	35.9
Sand Springs:	130.8
Catoosa:	95.6
Broken Arrow:	20.0
Bixby:	20.1
Owasso:	34.9
Sapulpa:	90.7
Glenpool:	49.5

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

Tulsa:	4 minutes
Jenks:	5 minutes
Sand Springs:	6 minutes
Catoosa:	7 minutes
Broken Arrow:	6 minutes
Sperry:	6 minutes
Bixby:	5 minutes
Owasso:	5 minutes
Sapulpa:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 7. The highest number of deaths - 17 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2013. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2013. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Oklahoma value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Tulsa, OK compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Tulsa:	3.1
Sand Springs:	1.6
Broken Arrow:	1.4
Sapulpa:	1.1
Claremore:	0.9

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 12. The highest number of reported injuries - 31 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2013. The data has a rising trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 15 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2013. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Tulsa:	5.8
Jenks:	0.0
Sand Springs:	8.5
Catoosa:	1.7
Broken Arrow:	5.7
Sperry:	1.3
Bixby:	1.0
Owasso:	2.1
Sapulpa:	4.7

32.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.5%) on Wednesday.
According to the 36,788 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during July, and the least (6.8%) in May.
Out of all 352,288 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (45.3%), Hazardous Condition (17.1%), and Good Intent Call (12.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Tulsa, OK
• 159,51045.3%Rescue & EMS
• 60,14617.1%Hazardous Condition
• 43,71612.4%Good Intent Call
• 36,78810.4%Fire
• 25,3067.2%False Alarm
• 23,7456.7%Service Call
• 2,3730.7%Special Incident
• 5680.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (44.3%), and Structure Fires (31.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Tulsa, OK
• 16,29244.3%Outside Fires
• 11,67931.7%Structure Fires
• 7,06319.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1,7544.8%Other