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Poulsbo: Fire Incidents, Washington (WA)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 73. The highest number of reported fires - 147 took place in 2006, and the least - 20 in 2012. The data has a rising trend.


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

Poulsbo:	74.6
Silverdale:	41.8
Bainbridge Island:	19.9
Bremerton:	80.3
Manchester:	1.8
Edmonds:	16.5
Shoreline:	23.4
Port Orchard:	133.7
Mountlake Terrace:	14.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is close to the Washington median value.


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

Poulsbo:	8 minutes
Silverdale:	7 minutes
Bainbridge Island:	7 minutes
Bremerton:	6 minutes
Quilcene:	13 minutes
Edmonds:	7 minutes
Shoreline:	7 minutes
Port Orchard:	8 minutes
Mountlake Terrace:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 38 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the Washington value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Poulsbo:	6.0
Silverdale:	14.6
Bainbridge Island:	17.7
Bremerton:	18.6
Quilcene:	0.0
Edmonds:	13.1
Shoreline:	19.2
Port Orchard:	28.1
Mountlake Terrace:	13.9

32.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.9% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.1%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,169 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (15.0%) took place during July, and the least (4.9%) in November.
Out of all 17,326 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (54.4%), Good Intent Call (13.5%), and Service Call (10.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Poulsbo, WA
• 9,41854.4%Rescue & EMS
• 2,33513.5%Good Intent Call
• 1,87110.8%Service Call
• 1,6949.8%Hazardous Condition
• 1,1696.7%Fire
• 7234.2%False Alarm
• 760.4%Special Incident
• 210.1%Overpressure Rupture
• 190.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.5%), and Outside Fires (33.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Poulsbo, WA
• 57949.5%Structure Fires
• 38933.3%Outside Fires
• 18015.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 211.8%Other