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Belleville: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

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 329. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 485 took place in 2008, and the least - 127 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.


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

Belleville:	74.5
Swansea:	29.8
Shiloh:	5.4
Fairview Heights:	48.7
Centreville:	233.1
Cahokia:	146.7
Collinsville:	53.9
Mascoutah:	39.8
Columbia:	58.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

Belleville:	4 minutes
Swansea:	5 minutes
Fairview Heights:	5 minutes
Centreville:	7 minutes
Alorton:	5 minutes
Caseyville:	6 minutes
Freeburg:	8 minutes
Washington Park:	5 minutes
East St. Louis:	6 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the Illinois value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is similar.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Belleville, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Belleville:	2.0
Cahokia:	3.1
Granite City:	2.0

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 4. The highest number of reported injuries - 10 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 12. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.



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

Belleville:	12.5
Swansea:	2.6
Fairview Heights:	17.3
Centreville:	0.0
Alorton:	0.0
Caseyville:	1.5
Freeburg:	5.1
Washington Park:	3.0
East St. Louis:	2.3

31.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.9%) on Thursday.
According to the 5,585 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.0%) took place during March, and the least (6.9%) in January.
Out of all 20,348 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (27.4%), Hazardous Condition (25.5%), and False Alarm (14.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Belleville, IL
• 5,58527.4%Fire
• 5,18125.5%Hazardous Condition
• 2,94114.5%False Alarm
• 2,77813.7%Rescue & EMS
• 2,35411.6%Service Call
• 1,3486.6%Good Intent Call
• 660.3%Severe Weather
• 600.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 350.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.9%), and Outside Fires (32.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Belleville, IL
• 2,78749.9%Structure Fires
• 1,82632.7%Outside Fires
• 83014.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1422.5%Other