Merriam: Fire Incidents, Kansas (KS)
Where are fire incidents reported in Merriam, KS
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Merriam, KS
- 4,53150.7%Rescue & EMS
- 1,70919.1%Good Intent Call
- 8069.0%Hazardous Condition
- 7328.2%Fire
- 7278.1%Service Call
- 4104.6%False Alarm
- 150.2%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Merriam, KS
- 44360.5%Structure Fires
- 15320.9%Outside Fires
- 12216.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 141.9%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 43. The highest number of reported fires - 110 took place in 2007, and the least - 7 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Merriam, KS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Merriam: | 38.7 |
| Mission: | 28.1 |
| Roeland Park: | 22.9 |
| Prairie Village: | 14.3 |
| Shawnee: | 23.6 |
| Lenexa: | 30.4 |
| Overland Park: | 21.0 |
| Kansas City: | 42.0 |
| Leawood: | 17.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the Kansas median value.The median response time in Merriam, KS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Merriam: | 5 minutes |
| Shawnee: | 6 minutes |
| Lenexa: | 5 minutes |
| Overland Park: | 6 minutes |
| Kansas City: | 5 minutes |
| Leawood: | 5 minutes |
| Bonner Springs: | 8 minutes |
| Olathe: | 5 minutes |
| Basehor: | 7 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 3 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 59 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is about the same.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Merriam, KS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Merriam: | 9.6 |
| Shawnee: | 18.6 |
| Lenexa: | 17.0 |
| Overland Park: | 25.7 |
| Kansas City: | 13.3 |
| Leawood: | 8.3 |
| Bonner Springs: | 5.5 |
| Olathe: | 17.6 |
| Basehor: | 1.1 |
34.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.9%) on Friday.
Based on the 732 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.7%) took place during January, and the least (4.8%) in September.
Out of all 8,941 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (50.7%), Good Intent Call (19.1%), and Hazardous Condition (9.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (60.5%), and Outside Fires (20.9%).