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Junction City: Fire Incidents, Kansas (KS)

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 166. The highest number of reported fires - 222 took place in 2012, and the least - 128 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.


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

Junction City:	70.4
Fort Riley:	1.3
Manhattan:	44.4
Abilene:	77.4
Salina:	48.3

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


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

Junction City:	4 minutes
Manhattan:	5 minutes
Abilene:	4 minutes
Herington:	9 minutes
Clay Center:	6 minutes
Wamego:	8 minutes
Salina:	4 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 15 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Kansas value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is higher.


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

Junction City:	2.8
Manhattan:	0.3
Salina:	2.1

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 3. The highest number of casualties - 10 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 17. This indicator was the highest - 78 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Kansas value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Junction City:	15.9
Manhattan:	15.3
Abilene:	1.0
Herington:	3.4
Clay Center:	7.5
Wamego:	1.4
Salina:	15.1

27.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.0% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Monday.
Based on the 2,824 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.3%) took place during April, and the least (4.9%) in September.
Out of all 12,760 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (42.5%), Fire (22.1%), and Hazardous Condition (18.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Junction City, KS
• 5,41842.5%Rescue & EMS
• 2,82422.1%Fire
• 2,36818.6%Hazardous Condition
• 7876.2%False Alarm
• 6935.4%Service Call
• 6184.8%Good Intent Call
• 430.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (50.3%), and Structure Fires (29.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Junction City, KS
• 1,42050.3%Outside Fires
• 83129.4%Structure Fires
• 52418.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 491.7%Other