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Bloomington: Fire Incidents, Indiana (IN)

2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fires per year is 516. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 844 took place in 2010, and the least - 148 in 2014. The data has a declining trend.


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

Bloomington:	23.2
Ellettsville:	28.3
Martinsville:	76.9
Bedford:	44.7
Bargersville:	39.2
Mooresville:	102.3
Columbus:	37.4
Franklin:	20.0
Linton:	11.3

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the Indiana median value.


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

Bloomington:	5 minutes
Ellettsville:	6 minutes
Spencer:	10 minutes
Nashville:	12 minutes
Martinsville:	8 minutes
Bedford:	7 minutes
Bloomfield:	10 minutes
Cloverdale:	11 minutes
Mitchell:	10 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 5 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Indiana value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is lower.


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

Bloomington:	1.1
Columbus:	1.2
Greenwood:	0.3

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 8 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 5. This indicator was the highest - 23 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the Indiana value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Bloomington:	4.7
Ellettsville:	2.0
Spencer:	2.5
Nashville:	4.3
Martinsville:	10.7
Bedford:	3.4
Bloomfield:	1.7
Cloverdale:	0.0
Mitchell:	0.0

29.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.4%) on Monday.
According to the 8,271 reports from years 2002 - 2017 most fires (10.8%) took place during April, and the least (5.6%) in January.
Out of all 29,784 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2017, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (31.7%), Fire (27.8%), and Hazardous Condition (20.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bloomington, IN
• 9,44531.7%Rescue & EMS
• 8,27127.8%Fire
• 6,06220.4%Hazardous Condition
• 2,7089.1%False Alarm
• 1,8066.1%Good Intent Call
• 9753.3%Service Call
• 4201.4%Special Incident
• 520.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 450.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (48.2%), and Structure Fires (34.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bloomington, IN
• 3,99048.2%Outside Fires
• 2,82834.2%Structure Fires
• 1,02212.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 4315.2%Other