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Munster: Fire Incidents, Indiana (IN)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of fires - 54 took place in 2008, and the least - 13 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.


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

Munster:	15.9
Highland:	16.3
Dyer:	18.9
Hammond:	0.1
Griffith:	3.6
Schererville:	13.3
East Chicago:	61.9
Gary:	11.3
Merrillville:	23.5

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is close to the Indiana median value.


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

Munster:	6 minutes
Highland:	7 minutes
Lansing:	3 minutes
Dyer:	7 minutes
Hammond:	4 minutes
Calumet City:	5 minutes
Schererville:	7 minutes
Sauk Village:	8 minutes
Glenwood:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 1 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 77 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the Indiana value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Munster:	5.2
Highland:	4.2
Lansing:	9.6
Dyer:	9.6
Hammond:	0.7
Calumet City:	6.7
Schererville:	3.9
Sauk Village:	5.5
Glenwood:	3.1

29.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.0% in the evening. The most fires (17.7%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.7%) on Tuesday.
According to the 576 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (13.9%) took place during July, and the least (4.7%) in February.
Out of all 3,101 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (31.2%), Fire (18.6%), and False Alarm (16.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Munster, IN
• 96931.2%Hazardous Condition
• 57618.6%Fire
• 52016.8%False Alarm
• 41113.3%Rescue & EMS
• 33410.8%Service Call
• 2648.5%Good Intent Call
• 160.5%Severe Weather
• 80.3%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.6%), and Structure Fires (33.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Munster, IN
• 25744.6%Outside Fires
• 19233.3%Structure Fires
• 10017.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 274.7%Other