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Fayetteville: Fire Incidents, Arkansas (AR)

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 334. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 445 took place in 2006, and the least - 221 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.


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

Fayetteville:	40.9
Farmington:	87.0
Springdale:	34.6
Lowell:	81.2
Rogers:	34.1
Bentonville:	36.0
Centerton:	41.7
Siloam Springs:	56.9
Pea Ridge:	27.4

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


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

Fayetteville:	5 minutes
Farmington:	6 minutes
Springdale:	5 minutes
Elkins:	8 minutes
Prairie Grove:	9 minutes
Lowell:	5 minutes
Lincoln:	10 minutes
Rogers:	6 minutes
Bentonville:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is higher.


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

Fayetteville:	3.0
Springdale:	0.9
Rogers:	2.2

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 4. The highest number of injuries - 9 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 1 in 2010. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 13. This indicator was the highest - 30 in 2008, and the lowest 3 in 2010. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Fayetteville:	13.2
Farmington:	4.5
Springdale:	17.8
Elkins:	0.0
Prairie Grove:	1.8
Lowell:	1.3
Lincoln:	0.0
Rogers:	9.7
Bentonville:	8.7

28.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.4%) on Thursday.
Based on the 5,673 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.0%) took place during January, and the least (5.5%) in October.
Out of all 64,185 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (55.5%), Good Intent Call (16.9%), and Fire (8.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Fayetteville, AR
• 35,61755.5%Rescue & EMS
• 10,87816.9%Good Intent Call
• 5,6738.8%Fire
• 4,1946.5%Hazardous Condition
• 3,7425.8%Service Call
• 3,7425.8%False Alarm
• 2640.4%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (45.1%), and Structure Fires (39.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Fayetteville, AR
• 2,56145.1%Outside Fires
• 2,24439.6%Structure Fires
• 76613.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1021.8%Other