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Belfair: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 85. The highest number of fires - 162 took place in 2006, and the least - 50 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Belfair:	138.8
Tahuya:	32.4
Port Orchard:	133.7
Gig Harbor:	86.8
Bremerton:	80.3
Manchester:	1.8
Vashon:	33.6
Shelton:	368.9
Silverdale:	41.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the Washington median value.


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

Belfair:	9 minutes
Port Orchard:	8 minutes
Gig Harbor:	9 minutes
Bremerton:	6 minutes
Hoodsport:	14 minutes
Vashon:	8 minutes
Shelton:	9 minutes
Silverdale:	7 minutes
University Place:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2007. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 29 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2007. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Belfair:	5.1
Port Orchard:	28.1
Gig Harbor:	15.1
Bremerton:	18.6
Hoodsport:	0.0
Vashon:	3.2
Shelton:	5.2
Silverdale:	14.6
University Place:	2.5

32.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,364 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (16.1%) took place during July, and the least (4.8%) in December.
Out of all 9,752 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (59.0%), Fire (14.0%), and Service Call (13.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Belfair, WA
• 5,75759.0%Rescue & EMS
• 1,36414.0%Fire
• 1,30913.4%Service Call
• 6386.5%Good Intent Call
• 3793.9%False Alarm
• 2552.6%Hazardous Condition
• 380.4%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (46.5%), and Structure Fires (31.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Belfair, WA
• 63446.5%Outside Fires
• 42731.3%Structure Fires
• 17012.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1339.8%Other