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Sandy: Fire Incidents, Oregon (OR)

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 59. The highest number of fire incidents - 103 took place in 2002, and the least - 5 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Sandy:	30.7
Damascus:	13.8
Troutdale:	9.9
Gresham:	13.1
Fairview:	14.1
Happy Valley:	20.6
Mount Hood:	5.2
Clackamas:	79.2
Beaver Creek:	6.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher than the Oregon median value.


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

Sandy:	8 minutes
Estacada:	9 minutes
Troutdale:	5 minutes
Gresham:	5 minutes
Happy Valley:	5 minutes
Clackamas:	6 minutes
Gladstone:	5 minutes
Oregon City:	6 minutes
Milwaukie:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2014, 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 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 3 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 14. This indicator was the highest - 41 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is decreasing. Compared to the Oregon value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Sandy:	15.9
Estacada:	10.8
Troutdale:	18.6
Gresham:	11.5
Happy Valley:	7.5
Clackamas:	14.0
Gladstone:	5.0
Oregon City:	9.7
Milwaukie:	24.0

33.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.6% in the evening. The most fires (16.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.3%) on Thursday.
Based on the 1,008 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.7%) took place during July, and the least (4.9%) in September.
Out of all 5,913 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (45.2%), Fire (17.0%), and Good Intent Call (13.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandy, OR
• 2,67045.2%Rescue & EMS
• 1,00817.0%Fire
• 78613.3%Good Intent Call
• 76112.9%Service Call
• 5288.9%Hazardous Condition
• 1332.2%False Alarm
• 100.2%Severe Weather
• 90.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 80.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.9%), and Outside Fires (27.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandy, OR
• 51350.9%Structure Fires
• 27527.3%Outside Fires
• 19419.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 262.6%Other