Palos Heights: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)
Where are fire incidents reported in Palos Heights, IL
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Palos Heights, IL
- 2,56534.5%Rescue & EMS
- 1,86025.0%Good Intent Call
- 95212.8%Hazardous Condition
- 92112.4%False Alarm
- 6939.3%Fire
- 4215.7%Service Call
- 140.2%Special Incident
- 90.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Palos Heights, IL
- 43462.6%Structure Fires
- 13319.2%Outside Fires
- 7310.5%Other
- 537.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 43. The highest number of fire incidents - 81 took place in 2012, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Palos Heights, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Palos Heights: | 34.7 |
| Worth: | 50.1 |
| Chicago Ridge: | 54.5 |
| Palos Hills: | 37.6 |
| Crestwood: | 51.7 |
| Alsip: | 49.4 |
| Oak Lawn: | 33.4 |
| Hickory Hills: | 40.0 |
| Oak Forest: | 31.2 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.The median response time in Palos Heights, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Palos Heights: | 6 minutes |
| Worth: | 4 minutes |
| Palos Park: | 5 minutes |
| Chicago Ridge: | 5 minutes |
| Palos Hills: | 4 minutes |
| Crestwood: | 4 minutes |
| Alsip: | 5 minutes |
| Oak Lawn: | 5 minutes |
| Hickory Hills: | 4 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 2 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 8. This indicator was the highest - 74 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the Illinois value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Palos Heights, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Palos Heights: | 7.2 |
| Worth: | 3.8 |
| Palos Park: | 1.9 |
| Chicago Ridge: | 6.1 |
| Palos Hills: | 12.1 |
| Crestwood: | 64.6 |
| Alsip: | 15.0 |
| Oak Lawn: | 10.6 |
| Hickory Hills: | 21.9 |
36.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 63.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.4%) on Sunday.
Based on the 693 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (11.1%) took place during January, and the least (6.2%) in September.
Out of all 7,439 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (34.5%), Good Intent Call (25.0%), and Hazardous Condition (12.8%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (62.6%), and Outside Fires (19.2%).