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Harrisburg: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 60. The highest number of reported fires - 82 took place in 2017, and the least - 28 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.


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

Harrisburg:	71.4
Marion:	107.8
West Frankfort:	153.5
Herrin:	51.6
Benton:	150.6
Carterville:	69.3
Carmi:	87.0
Carbondale:	52.3

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

Harrisburg:	4 minutes
Marion:	5 minutes
Johnston City:	6 minutes
West Frankfort:	5 minutes
Herrin:	4 minutes
Benton:	4 minutes
Carterville:	6 minutes
Mitchell:	5 minutes
Carbondale:	4 minutes

According to the data 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 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 29 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Illinois value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Harrisburg:	6.9
Marion:	6.2
Johnston City:	1.3
West Frankfort:	6.2
Herrin:	3.8
Benton:	7.0
Carterville:	1.8
Mitchell:	5.9
Carbondale:	24.0

33.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 1,016 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during January, and the least (6.9%) in July.
Out of all 1,810 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (56.1%), False Alarm (13.5%), and Service Call (12.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Harrisburg, IL
• 1,01656.1%Fire
• 24413.5%False Alarm
• 23312.9%Service Call
• 1498.2%Hazardous Condition
• 945.2%Good Intent Call
• 593.3%Rescue & EMS
• 60.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 50.3%Severe Weather
• 40.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (45.6%), and Outside Fires (34.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Harrisburg, IL
• 46345.6%Structure Fires
• 35534.9%Outside Fires
• 18418.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 141.4%Other