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Eureka: Fire Incidents, Kansas (KS)

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 51. The highest number of reported fires - 108 took place in 2002, and the least - 23 in 2016. The data has a dropping trend.

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 Eureka, KS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Eureka:	5 minutes
Yates Center:	10 minutes
El Dorado:	7 minutes
Augusta:	8 minutes
Burlington:	10 minutes
Emporia:	6 minutes
Neodesha:	5 minutes
Benton:	10 minutes
Douglass:	10 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 1 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 31 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Eureka:	5.8
Yates Center:	0.0
El Dorado:	15.8
Augusta:	13.3
Burlington:	1.6
Emporia:	8.1
Neodesha:	12.3
Benton:	2.9
Douglass:	0.0

22.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 77.7% in the evening. The most fires (15.2%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.1%) on Thursday.
Based on the 867 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (19.0%) took place during April, and the least (4.0%) in May.
Out of all 1,344 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (64.5%), Rescue & EMS (13.0%), and Overpressure Rupture (9.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Eureka, KS
• 86764.5%Fire
• 17513.0%Hazardous Condition
• 1289.5%Rescue & EMS
• 1078.0%Good Intent Call
• 423.1%False Alarm
• 141.0%Severe Weather
• 100.7%Service Call
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (60.2%), and Structure Fires (24.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Eureka, KS
• 52260.2%Outside Fires
• 21624.9%Structure Fires
• 789.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 515.9%Other