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Piqua: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 94. The highest number of fires - 166 took place in 2010, and the least - 14 in 2005. The data has a growing trend.


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

Piqua:	52.7
Troy:	30.9
Sidney:	71.9
Tipp City:	55.5
Union:	18.8
New Carlisle:	93.9
Vandalia:	55.9
Englewood:	42.9
Greenville:	75.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher than the Ohio median value.


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

Piqua:	8 minutes
Troy:	7 minutes
Sidney:	8 minutes
Tipp City:	10 minutes
Anna:	9 minutes
New Carlisle:	8 minutes
Vandalia:	6 minutes
Arcanum:	10 minutes
Englewood:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 42 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is rising. Compared to the Ohio value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is about the same.



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

Piqua:	12.0
Troy:	4.4
Sidney:	34.0
Tipp City:	9.2
Anna:	6.6
New Carlisle:	4.3
Vandalia:	34.9
Arcanum:	4.8
Englewood:	27.4

28.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.1%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,412 fire incident reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during May, and the least (5.5%) in February.
Out of all 4,846 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (29.1%), Good Intent Call (24.1%), and Hazardous Condition (21.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Piqua, OH
• 1,41229.1%Fire
• 1,16824.1%Good Intent Call
• 1,06221.9%Hazardous Condition
• 56411.6%Rescue & EMS
• 4098.4%False Alarm
• 2174.5%Service Call
• 80.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 50.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (42.9%), and Structure Fires (38.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Piqua, OH
• 60642.9%Outside Fires
• 54338.5%Structure Fires
• 26318.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires