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Independence: Fire Incidents, Missouri (MO)

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 446. The highest number of fire incidents - 658 took place in 2007, and the least - 35 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Independence:	40.0
Raytown:	6.4
Kansas City:	38.0
Blue Springs:	19.5
Liberty:	18.9
Grain Valley:	22.4
Gladstone:	32.8
Grandview:	44.0
Oak Grove:	48.7

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the Missouri median value.


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

Independence:	5 minutes
Raytown:	5 minutes
Kansas City:	5 minutes
Blue Springs:	5 minutes
North Kansas City:	4 minutes
Lee's Summit:	6 minutes
Liberty:	6 minutes
Grain Valley:	6 minutes
Gladstone:	4 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 deaths - 6 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the Missouri value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is higher.


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

Independence:	2.5
Kansas City:	2.2
Blue Springs:	0.8
Lee's Summit:	0.8
Kansas City:	4.0
Overland Park:	3.3
Lenexa:	2.4

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 7. The highest number of injuries - 22 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 15. This indicator was the highest - 34 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is much higher.



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

Independence:	16.0
Raytown:	1.5
Kansas City:	9.7
Blue Springs:	13.8
North Kansas City:	3.8
Lee's Summit:	1.6
Liberty:	4.6
Grain Valley:	4.9
Gladstone:	25.9

31.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.2%) on Thursday.
Based on the 7,583 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.9%) took place during July, and the least (7.0%) in September.
Out of all 115,342 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (60.0%), Good Intent Call (13.6%), and Service Call (10.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Independence, MO
• 69,16060.0%Rescue & EMS
• 15,69813.6%Good Intent Call
• 12,04610.4%Service Call
• 7,5836.6%Fire
• 5,3794.7%Hazardous Condition
• 5,3294.6%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (48.4%), and Structure Fires (32.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Independence, MO
• 3,66848.4%Outside Fires
• 2,45932.4%Structure Fires
• 1,22916.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2273.0%Other