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Burbank: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 87. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 135 took place in 2016, and the least - 46 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Burbank:	31.9
Bridgeview:	83.7
Oak Lawn:	33.4
Chicago Ridge:	54.5
Hickory Hills:	40.0
Justice:	60.7
Summit:	57.7
Evergreen Park:	38.0
Worth:	50.1

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

Burbank:	4 minutes
Bedford Park:	5 minutes
Bridgeview:	5 minutes
Oak Lawn:	5 minutes
Chicago Ridge:	5 minutes
Hickory Hills:	4 minutes
Justice:	4 minutes
Summit:	5 minutes
Evergreen Park:	4 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths 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 reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of casualties - 6 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 16. This indicator was the highest - 64 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Burbank:	18.2
Bedford Park:	4.4
Bridgeview:	13.5
Oak Lawn:	10.6
Chicago Ridge:	6.1
Hickory Hills:	21.9
Justice:	16.7
Summit:	14.3
Evergreen Park:	7.5

30.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.5% in the evening. The most fires (17.1%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.2%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 1,486 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.4%) took place during July, and the least (5.2%) in December.
Out of all 22,385 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (62.4%), False Alarm (11.8%), and Hazardous Condition (7.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Burbank, IL
• 13,97462.4%Rescue & EMS
• 2,63311.8%False Alarm
• 1,7587.9%Hazardous Condition
• 1,5226.8%Good Intent Call
• 1,4866.6%Fire
• 8974.0%Service Call
• 770.3%Special Incident
• 290.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.5%), and Outside Fires (25.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Burbank, IL
• 82455.5%Structure Fires
• 37225.0%Outside Fires
• 17611.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1147.7%Other