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Edmonds: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)

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 85. The highest number of fire incidents - 149 took place in 2006, and the least - 25 in 2015. The data has a constant trend.


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

Edmonds:	16.5
Mountlake Terrace:	14.9
Lynnwood:	56.1
Shoreline:	23.4
Brier:	10.4
Lake Forest Park:	12.6
Kenmore:	14.5
Bothell:	32.5
Mukilteo:	18.9

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


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

Edmonds:	7 minutes
Mountlake Terrace:	7 minutes
Lynnwood:	7 minutes
Shoreline:	7 minutes
Kenmore:	6 minutes
Bothell:	6 minutes
Mukilteo:	6 minutes
Woodinville:	7 minutes
Kirkland:	6 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 4 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 36 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is rising. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Edmonds:	13.1
Mountlake Terrace:	13.9
Lynnwood:	7.8
Shoreline:	19.2
Kenmore:	7.4
Bothell:	10.0
Mukilteo:	19.2
Woodinville:	3.3
Kirkland:	2.5

34.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.5%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (11.9%) on Monday.
According to the 1,445 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (18.1%) took place during July, and the least (5.3%) in April.
Out of all 25,894 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (70.4%), Good Intent Call (8.9%), and Service Call (5.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Edmonds, WA
• 18,24170.4%Rescue & EMS
• 2,3108.9%Good Intent Call
• 1,4975.8%Service Call
• 1,4455.6%Fire
• 1,3495.2%Hazardous Condition
• 9983.9%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.4%), and Outside Fires (36.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Edmonds, WA
• 70048.4%Structure Fires
• 52836.5%Outside Fires
• 14810.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 694.8%Other