Pontiac: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)
Where are fire incidents reported in Pontiac, IL
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| WATER ST | 74 |
| REYNOLDS ST | 60 |
| MADISON ST | 58 |
| HOWARD ST | 48 |
| MILL ST | 38 |
| DIVISION ST | 36 |
| PRAIRIE ST | 36 |
| DEERFIELD RD | 32 |
| I55 | 32 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 30 |
| MADISON | 28 |
| PEARL ST | 28 |
| CHICAGO ST | 26 |
| MAIN ST | 26 |
| NORTH ST | 26 |
| I-55 | 22 |
| LADD ST | 22 |
| LINCOLN ST | 20 |
| STREET | 20 |
| 1500 N RD | 18 |
| 2100 N RD | 18 |
| LIVINGSTON ST | 18 |
| MILL ST | 18 |
| 2000 N RD | 16 |
| I55 NB | 16 |
| INDIANA AVE | 16 |
| OLD AIRPORT RD | 16 |
| REDWOOD MNR | 16 |
| AURORA ST | 14 |
| BILLET RD | 14 |
| Other | 542 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Pontiac, IL
- 5,66958.7%Rescue & EMS
- 1,38414.3%Fire
- 1,06911.1%Hazardous Condition
- 7647.9%Good Intent Call
- 3633.8%Service Call
- 3263.4%False Alarm
- 370.4%Severe Weather
- 310.3%Special Incident
- 150.2%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Pontiac, IL
- 69149.9%Structure Fires
- 40329.1%Outside Fires
- 22116.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 695.0%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 81. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 137 took place in 2008, and the least - 14 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Pontiac, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Pontiac: | 58.9 |
| Streator: | 79.0 |
| Normal: | 12.2 |
| Bloomington: | 28.6 |
| Coal City: | 71.2 |
| Ottawa: | 33.3 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher compared to the Illinois median value.The median response time in Pontiac, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Pontiac: | 10 minutes |
| Dwight: | 11 minutes |
| Streator: | 0 minutes |
| Marseilles: | 8 minutes |
| Normal: | 5 minutes |
| Bloomington: | 5 minutes |
| Coal City: | 7 minutes |
| Ottawa: | 4 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 6 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 17. This indicator was the highest - 143 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the Illinois value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Pontiac, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Pontiac: | 10.8 |
| Dwight: | 4.6 |
| Streator: | 5.4 |
| Marseilles: | 1.5 |
| Normal: | 10.7 |
| Bloomington: | 20.8 |
| Coal City: | 2.7 |
| Ottawa: | 8.3 |
35.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 64.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.9%) on Friday.
According to the 1,384 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.1%) took place during May, and the least (5.3%) in February.
Out of all 9,658 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (58.7%), Fire (14.3%), and Hazardous Condition (11.1%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.9%), and Outside Fires (29.1%).