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Highland Park: Fire Incidents, Michigan (MI)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 168. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 275 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.


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

Highland Park:	197.9
Detroit:	91.5
Hamtramck:	73.8
Hazel Park:	35.3
Ferndale:	32.1
Oak Park:	30.4
Huntington Woods:	15.2
Center Line:	78.6
Madison Heights:	39.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower than the Michigan median value.


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

Highland Park:	4 minutes
Detroit:	6 minutes
Hamtramck:	3 minutes
Hazel Park:	4 minutes
Ferndale:	4 minutes
Oak Park:	3 minutes
Center Line:	3 minutes
Madison Heights:	3 minutes
Warren:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 3 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 14 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the Michigan value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much lower.



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

Highland Park:	3.4
Detroit:	6.5
Hamtramck:	2.4
Hazel Park:	21.9
Ferndale:	33.1
Oak Park:	9.2
Center Line:	31.9
Madison Heights:	10.5
Warren:	24.1

43.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 56.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.6%) on Thursday.
According to the 2,359 fire incidents from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (12.0%) took place during July, and the least (5.8%) in December.
Out of all 3,893 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (60.6%), Hazardous Condition (15.7%), and False Alarm (12.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Highland Park, MI
• 2,35960.6%Fire
• 61015.7%Hazardous Condition
• 47212.1%False Alarm
• 1674.3%Rescue & EMS
• 1463.8%Good Intent Call
• 1253.2%Service Call
• 100.3%Special Incident
• 40.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (69.3%), and Outside Fires (12.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Highland Park, MI
• 1,63469.3%Structure Fires
• 30212.8%Outside Fires
• 28712.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1365.8%Other