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Centralia: 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 116. The highest number of fire incidents - 195 took place in 2002, and the least - 60 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Centralia:	68.8
Salem:	98.6
Mount Vernon:	16.0
Greenville:	63.4
Vandalia:	39.6
Highland:	28.6
Pinckneyville:	36.7
Mascoutah:	39.8
Du Quoin:	63.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the Illinois median value.


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

Centralia:	4 minutes
Sandoval:	5 minutes
Salem:	7 minutes
Carlyle:	7 minutes
Nashville:	10 minutes
Mount Vernon:	4 minutes
Greenville:	7 minutes
Vandalia:	8 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 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a rising trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 16. This indicator was the highest - 50 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2008. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Centralia:	15.2
Sandoval:	5.3
Salem:	3.2
Carlyle:	5.8
Nashville:	0.0
Mount Vernon:	27.8
Greenville:	4.7
Vandalia:	19.2

30.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.5% in the evening. The most fires (20.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.7%) on Friday.
Based on the 1,974 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.0%) took place during March, and the least (6.7%) in May.
Out of all 11,391 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (37.7%), Hazardous Condition (17.5%), and Fire (17.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Centralia, IL
• 4,29837.7%Rescue & EMS
• 1,98917.5%Hazardous Condition
• 1,97417.3%Fire
• 1,63614.4%Service Call
• 7896.9%False Alarm
• 6525.7%Good Intent Call
• 240.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 150.1%Special Incident
• 140.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (45.8%), and Structure Fires (40.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Centralia, IL
• 90445.8%Outside Fires
• 79440.2%Structure Fires
• 25212.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 241.2%Other