Highland Park: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)
Where are fire incidents reported in Highland Park, IL
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Highland Park, IL
- 7,96431.4%False Alarm
- 7,78130.7%Rescue & EMS
- 3,47013.7%Hazardous Condition
- 2,80311.1%Service Call
- 2,4389.6%Good Intent Call
- 8253.3%Fire
- 300.1%Severe Weather
- 280.1%Overpressure Rupture
- 270.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Highland Park, IL
- 49760.2%Structure Fires
- 21826.4%Outside Fires
- 10012.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 101.2%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 49. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 66 took place in 2004, and the least - 32 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Highland Park, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Highland Park: | 14.4 |
| Highwood: | 11.8 |
| Deerfield: | 26.5 |
| Northbrook: | 21.9 |
| Glencoe: | 7.8 |
| Lake Forest: | 29.4 |
| Lincolnshire: | 47.1 |
| Northfield: | 21.0 |
| Winnetka: | 20.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the Illinois median value.The median response time in Highland Park, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Highland Park: | 4 minutes |
| Deerfield: | 5 minutes |
| Northbrook: | 5 minutes |
| Lake Forest: | 6 minutes |
| Lincolnshire: | 4 minutes |
| Winnetka: | 4 minutes |
| Glenview: | 5 minutes |
| Lake Bluff: | 5 minutes |
| Wheeling: | 5 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 5 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 14. This indicator was the highest - 76 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Highland Park, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Highland Park: | 15.8 |
| Deerfield: | 16.6 |
| Northbrook: | 17.2 |
| Lake Forest: | 27.7 |
| Lincolnshire: | 8.4 |
| Winnetka: | 15.2 |
| Glenview: | 17.9 |
| Lake Bluff: | 9.5 |
| Wheeling: | 57.3 |
32.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.9% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.8%) on Wednesday.
According to the 825 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during July, and the least (5.5%) in February.
Out of all 25,366 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: False Alarm (31.4%), Rescue & EMS (30.7%), and Hazardous Condition (13.7%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (60.2%), and Outside Fires (26.4%).