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Centerville: Fire Incidents, Iowa (IA)

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 35. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 51 took place in 2014, and the least - 17 in 2007. The data has a declining trend.


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

Centerville:	65.6
Ottumwa:	101.5
Oskaloosa:	40.1
Knoxville:	24.8

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


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

Centerville:	4 minutes
Chariton:	6 minutes
Ottumwa:	4 minutes
Oskaloosa:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 7 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 24. This indicator was the highest - 219 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Centerville:	22.1
Chariton:	1.3
Ottumwa:	9.6
Oskaloosa:	8.5

27.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Friday, and the least (10.9%) on Monday.
Based on the 589 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (16.3%) took place during March, and the least (5.6%) in May.
Out of all 2,568 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (65.0%), Fire (22.9%), and Hazardous Condition (5.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Centerville, IA
• 1,66865.0%Rescue & EMS
• 58922.9%Fire
• 1435.6%Hazardous Condition
• 652.5%False Alarm
• 512.0%Service Call
• 431.7%Good Intent Call
• 40.2%Special Incident
• 30.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (40.1%), and Structure Fires (38.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Centerville, IA
• 23640.1%Outside Fires
• 22638.4%Structure Fires
• 10217.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 254.2%Other