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Sandpoint: Fire Incidents, Idaho (ID)

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 81. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 102 took place in 2007, and the least - 70 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Sandpoint:	106.1
Rathdrum:	70.0
Hayden:	38.7
Post Falls:	42.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Sandpoint:	10 minutes
Priest River:	9 minutes
Athol:	12 minutes
Bonners Ferry:	10 minutes
Rathdrum:	10 minutes
Hayden:	9 minutes
Coeur d'Alene:	6 minutes
Post Falls:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Idaho value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much lower.



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

Sandpoint:	2.9
Priest River:	1.6
Athol:	0.0
Bonners Ferry:	2.3
Rathdrum:	3.4
Hayden:	3.2
Coeur d'Alene:	8.6
Post Falls:	18.9

30.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.9%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 1,373 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.3%) took place during July, and the least (6.5%) in February.
Out of all 11,417 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (42.9%), Hazardous Condition (21.5%), and Good Intent Call (12.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandpoint, ID
• 4,90142.9%Rescue & EMS
• 2,45921.5%Hazardous Condition
• 1,41212.4%Good Intent Call
• 1,37312.0%Fire
• 7896.9%Service Call
• 4493.9%False Alarm
• 160.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (41.8%), and Outside Fires (39.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandpoint, ID
• 57441.8%Structure Fires
• 54739.8%Outside Fires
• 14710.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1057.6%Other