Jump to a detailed profile or search site with

Brighton: Fire Incidents, Michigan (MI)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 136. The highest number of reported fires - 189 took place in 2007, and the least - 94 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Brighton:	156.3
Whitmore Lake:	81.0
South Lyon:	54.9
Howell:	162.9
Milford:	53.1
Wixom:	23.8
Walled Lake:	32.3
Novi:	17.0
Northville:	96.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Brighton:	8 minutes
Whitmore Lake:	8 minutes
South Lyon:	7 minutes
Pinckney:	8 minutes
Howell:	8 minutes
Wixom:	9 minutes
Dexter:	8 minutes
Novi:	6 minutes
Northville:	7 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 4 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the Michigan value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Brighton:	7.3
Whitmore Lake:	3.7
South Lyon:	7.6
Pinckney:	3.3
Howell:	20.2
Wixom:	1.9
Dexter:	2.7
Novi:	33.3
Northville:	16.0

32.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.0%) on Wednesday.
According to the 2,314 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.0%) took place during April, and the least (5.7%) in September.
Out of all 16,223 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (38.8%), Hazardous Condition (19.8%), and Fire (14.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Brighton, MI
• 6,29238.8%Rescue & EMS
• 3,21219.8%Hazardous Condition
• 2,31414.3%Fire
• 1,92211.8%Good Intent Call
• 1,2107.5%False Alarm
• 1,1787.3%Service Call
• 690.4%Severe Weather
• 170.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.1%), and Outside Fires (29.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Brighton, MI
• 1,09047.1%Structure Fires
• 67329.1%Outside Fires
• 49321.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 582.5%Other