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Lorain: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 302. The highest number of reported fires - 427 took place in 2007, and the least - 67 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Lorain:	54.4
Amherst:	59.8
Sheffield Lake:	48.2
Elyria:	32.0
Avon:	32.6
Avon Lake:	24.6
Vermilion:	48.4
North Ridgeville:	19.5
Oberlin:	58.6

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


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

Lorain:	5 minutes
Amherst:	9 minutes
Sheffield Lake:	6 minutes
Elyria:	5 minutes
Avon:	7 minutes
Avon Lake:	6 minutes
Vermilion:	8 minutes
North Ridgeville:	6 minutes
Oberlin:	6 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of deaths - 4 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 11 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is growing. Compared to the Ohio value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


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

Lorain:	3.9
Elyria:	3.5
Parma:	0.7
Cleveland:	5.8
Medina:	2.3
Sandusky:	0.5

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 6. The highest number of reported casualties - 14 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 19. This indicator was the highest - 33 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Lorain:	20.8
Amherst:	8.3
Sheffield Lake:	22.5
Elyria:	34.0
Avon:	16.3
Avon Lake:	13.2
Vermilion:	14.8
North Ridgeville:	11.0
Oberlin:	18.5

28.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.9%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 5,140 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during July, and the least (5.2%) in February.
Out of all 15,938 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (34.0%), Fire (32.2%), and Service Call (10.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Lorain, OH
• 5,41434.0%Hazardous Condition
• 5,14032.2%Fire
• 1,69410.6%Service Call
• 1,5209.5%False Alarm
• 1,3068.2%Rescue & EMS
• 6864.3%Good Intent Call
• 820.5%Overpressure Rupture
• 680.4%Severe Weather
• 280.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.1%), and Structure Fires (42.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Lorain, OH
• 2,26544.1%Outside Fires
• 2,20642.9%Structure Fires
• 65312.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 160.3%Other