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Burien: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 195. The highest number of fires - 266 took place in 2006, and the least - 135 in 2012. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Burien:	39.4
Normandy Park:	13.1
SeaTac:	44.2
Tukwila:	102.1
Des Moines:	41.1
Vashon:	33.6
Renton:	52.4
Kent:	38.4
Mercer Island:	12.1

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


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

Burien:	5 minutes
SeaTac:	5 minutes
Tukwila:	6 minutes
Des Moines:	5 minutes
Vashon:	8 minutes
Renton:	6 minutes
Kent:	6 minutes
Mercer Island:	6 minutes
Federal Way:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 17 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Washington value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.


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

Burien:	1.6
SeaTac:	1.1
Tukwila:	1.8
Renton:	0.7
Kent:	0.5
Federal Way:	2.0
Seattle:	1.2
Bellevue:	1.1
Auburn:	2.5

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 3. The highest number of reported injuries - 10 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 16. This indicator was the highest - 52 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Washington value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Burien:	14.7
SeaTac:	19.7
Tukwila:	15.6
Des Moines:	16.0
Vashon:	3.2
Renton:	17.9
Kent:	11.6
Mercer Island:	5.4
Federal Way:	21.1

32.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Thursday.
According to the 3,129 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (21.3%) took place during July, and the least (4.3%) in February.
Out of all 29,103 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (67.4%), Fire (10.8%), and Good Intent Call (6.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Burien, WA
• 19,61067.4%Rescue & EMS
• 3,12910.8%Fire
• 1,9896.8%Good Intent Call
• 1,8926.5%False Alarm
• 1,2104.2%Service Call
• 1,1463.9%Hazardous Condition
• 610.2%Special Incident
• 410.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (40.0%), and Outside Fires (33.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Burien, WA
• 1,25140.0%Structure Fires
• 1,03333.0%Outside Fires
• 44914.3%Other
• 39612.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires