Chicago Heights: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)
Where are fire incidents reported in Chicago Heights, IL
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Chicago Heights, IL
- 1,81039.0%False Alarm
- 1,09223.5%Rescue & EMS
- 62413.4%Fire
- 54711.8%Hazardous Condition
- 2755.9%Service Call
- 2655.7%Good Intent Call
- 160.3%Special Incident
- 110.2%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Chicago Heights, IL
- 35657.1%Structure Fires
- 13521.6%Outside Fires
- 8213.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 518.2%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 37. The highest number of fire incidents - 130 took place in 2017, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Chicago Heights, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Chicago Heights: | 29.5 |
| Glenwood: | 46.1 |
| Olympia Fields: | 19.8 |
| Steger: | 37.3 |
| Flossmoor: | 55.0 |
| Park Forest: | 45.2 |
| Homewood: | 44.9 |
| Crete: | 116.7 |
| Sauk Village: | 61.3 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower than the Illinois median value.The median response time in Chicago Heights, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Chicago Heights: | 4 minutes |
| Glenwood: | 5 minutes |
| Steger: | 5 minutes |
| Flossmoor: | 6 minutes |
| Park Forest: | 5 minutes |
| Homewood: | 5 minutes |
| Crete: | 6 minutes |
| Sauk Village: | 8 minutes |
| Hazel Crest: | 5 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 2 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 19. This indicator was the highest - 286 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is about the same.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Chicago Heights, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Chicago Heights: | 9.6 |
| Glenwood: | 3.1 |
| Steger: | 6.8 |
| Flossmoor: | 17.8 |
| Park Forest: | 37.5 |
| Homewood: | 19.1 |
| Crete: | 4.3 |
| Sauk Village: | 5.5 |
| Hazel Crest: | 11.5 |
40.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 59.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Monday, and the least (10.6%) on Friday.
According to the 624 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during September, and the least (5.6%) in January.
Out of all 4,642 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: False Alarm (39.0%), Rescue & EMS (23.5%), and Fire (13.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (57.1%), and Outside Fires (21.6%).