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Hammond: Fire Incidents, Louisiana (LA)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 207. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 405 took place in 2011, and the least - 1 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.


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

Hammond:	135.4
Ponchatoula:	170.4
Covington:	252.3
Walker:	191.8
Mandeville:	120.4
Denham Springs:	383.0
Laplace:	38.1
Reserve:	54.6
Gonzales:	132.3

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


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

Hammond:	6 minutes
Ponchatoula:	6 minutes
Tickfaw:	6 minutes
Albany:	9 minutes
Independence:	6 minutes
Livingston:	9 minutes
Folsom:	7 minutes
Madisonville:	7 minutes
Covington:	6 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 reported deaths - 2 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.


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

Hammond:	1.4
Covington:	2.3
Mandeville:	0.7
Denham Springs:	2.2
Kenner:	1.7
Metairie:	2.3
Baton Rouge:	2.1
Bogalusa:	2.2

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of casualties - 6 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the Louisiana value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Hammond:	10.0
Ponchatoula:	2.8
Tickfaw:	12.6
Albany:	3.9
Independence:	6.4
Livingston:	1.5
Folsom:	0.0
Madisonville:	0.0
Covington:	8.8

30.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.0% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.7%) on Sunday.
According to the 3,516 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.1%) took place during January, and the least (6.1%) in August.
Out of all 23,104 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (53.8%), Fire (15.2%), and Good Intent Call (13.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hammond, LA
• 12,43453.8%Rescue & EMS
• 3,51615.2%Fire
• 3,13413.6%Good Intent Call
• 1,6397.1%Hazardous Condition
• 1,2095.2%Service Call
• 1,1434.9%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.7%), and Structure Fires (40.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hammond, LA
• 1,50042.7%Outside Fires
• 1,41840.3%Structure Fires
• 59016.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 80.2%Other