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Moses Lake: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)

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 190. The highest number of fire incidents - 312 took place in 2007, and the least - 77 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Moses Lake:	115.1
Ephrata:	102.5
Othello:	54.1
Quincy:	126.9
Connell:	17.9
East Wenatchee Bench:	1.0
East Wenatchee:	84.9
Wenatchee:	53.0
West Richland:	39.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Moses Lake:	8 minutes
Ephrata:	10 minutes
Soap Lake:	9 minutes
Othello:	8 minutes
Royal City:	19 minutes
Quincy:	10 minutes
East Wenatchee:	7 minutes
Wenatchee:	6 minutes
West Richland:	8 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 1. This indicator was the highest - 10 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Washington value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.


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

Moses Lake:	1.9
Wenatchee:	2.5
Richland:	3.6
Pasco:	0.4
Kennewick:	1.2

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 28 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the Washington value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much lower.



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

Moses Lake:	3.4
Ephrata:	0.8
Soap Lake:	4.8
Othello:	2.4
Royal City:	1.7
Quincy:	0.5
East Wenatchee:	0.5
Wenatchee:	3.7
West Richland:	7.3

29.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.9% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.5%) on Wednesday.
According to the 3,234 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (21.4%) took place during July, and the least (3.7%) in February.
Out of all 10,305 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (31.4%), Rescue & EMS (30.4%), and Good Intent Call (13.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Moses Lake, WA
• 3,23431.4%Fire
• 3,12930.4%Rescue & EMS
• 1,40113.6%Good Intent Call
• 9579.3%False Alarm
• 8908.6%Hazardous Condition
• 5385.2%Service Call
• 1331.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 230.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (55.7%), and Structure Fires (22.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Moses Lake, WA
• 1,80055.7%Outside Fires
• 73922.9%Structure Fires
• 47714.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2186.7%Other