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Rock Falls: 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 88. The highest number of fires - 125 took place in 2003, and the least - 61 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Rock Falls:	78.7
Sterling:	79.1
Dixon:	92.5
Princeton:	61.1
Geneseo:	44.9
Mendota:	56.5
Rochelle:	65.7
Freeport:	49.9

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


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

Rock Falls:	7 minutes
Sterling:	8 minutes
Dixon:	7 minutes
Morrison:	7 minutes
Polo:	12 minutes
Amboy:	11 minutes
Oregon:	8 minutes
Princeton:	8 minutes
Savanna:	8 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 5 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant 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 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 24. This indicator was the highest - 66 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is decreasing. Compared to the Illinois value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Rock Falls:	25.5
Sterling:	13.9
Dixon:	7.9
Morrison:	2.0
Polo:	1.7
Amboy:	4.9
Oregon:	5.7
Princeton:	11.5
Savanna:	3.9

31.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.5%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 1,493 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.1%) took place during April, and the least (4.4%) in February.
Out of all 7,224 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (31.2%), Fire (20.7%), and Hazardous Condition (20.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Rock Falls, IL
• 2,25331.2%Rescue & EMS
• 1,49320.7%Fire
• 1,45120.1%Hazardous Condition
• 77310.7%Service Call
• 6138.5%Good Intent Call
• 5818.0%False Alarm
• 260.4%Severe Weather
• 200.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 140.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (51.9%), and Outside Fires (33.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Rock Falls, IL
• 77551.9%Structure Fires
• 49933.4%Outside Fires
• 17811.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 412.7%Other