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Erie: Fire Incidents, Pennsylvania (PA)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 267. The highest number of fires - 855 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.


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

Erie:	71.6
Edinboro:	35.7
Corry:	38.7
Meadville:	117.1
Titusville:	66.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the Pennsylvania median value.


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

Erie:	5 minutes
Conneaut:	5 minutes
Meadville:	6 minutes
Ashtabula:	6 minutes
Jamestown:	4 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 1. This indicator was the highest - 5 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Pennsylvania value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is about the same.


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

Erie:	1.7
Ashtabula:	2.7

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported casualties - 8 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 43 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Erie:	8.0
Conneaut:	17.8
Meadville:	4.4
Ashtabula:	18.0
Jamestown:	31.1

30.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Friday, and the least (13.2%) on Monday.
According to the 4,020 reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (11.1%) took place during May, and the least (5.9%) in December.
Out of all 43,457 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (57.1%), False Alarm (12.5%), and Fire (9.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Erie, PA
• 24,83157.1%Rescue & EMS
• 5,43812.5%False Alarm
• 4,0209.3%Fire
• 3,4818.0%Hazardous Condition
• 3,2137.4%Good Intent Call
• 1,6893.9%Service Call
• 6121.4%Special Incident
• 1090.3%Severe Weather
• 640.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (47.6%), and Outside Fires (32.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Erie, PA
• 1,91447.6%Structure Fires
• 1,30932.6%Outside Fires
• 40910.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 3889.7%Other