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Oelwein: Fire Incidents, Iowa (IA)

2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 29. The highest number of fire incidents - 53 took place in 2005, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Oelwein, IA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Oelwein:	54.2
Independence:	18.9
Waterloo:	30.0
Manchester:	28.2
Waverly:	4.0
Cedar Falls:	6.9
Vinton:	29.1

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 6 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
32.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.4%) on Thursday.
Based on the 464 reports from years 2002 - 2017 most fires (11.6%) took place during April, and the least (4.1%) in February.
Out of all 2,291 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2017, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (35.7%), Fire (20.3%), and Service Call (20.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Oelwein, IA
• 81835.7%Hazardous Condition
• 46420.3%Fire
• 46420.3%Service Call
• 28312.4%Rescue & EMS
• 1235.4%Good Intent Call
• 843.7%False Alarm
• 321.4%Severe Weather
• 170.7%Special Incident
• 60.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.8%), and Outside Fires (41.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Oelwein, IA
• 21746.8%Structure Fires
• 19341.6%Outside Fires
• 4810.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 61.3%Other