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Rapid City: Fire Incidents, South Dakota (SD)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 333. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 508 took place in 2015, and the least - 210 in 2008. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Rapid City:	48.9
Rapid Valley:	16.9
Box Elder:	69.0
Sturgis:	61.3
Spearfish:	31.3
Belle Fourche:	9.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is similar to the South Dakota median value.


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

Rapid City:	7 minutes
Sturgis:	11 minutes
Crawford:	20 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 11 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the South Dakota value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Rapid City, SD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Rapid City:

3.2

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 3. The highest number of casualties - 17 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a growing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 33 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Rapid City:	9.7
Sturgis:	3.2
Crawford:	0.0

33.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.9% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 5,668 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.9%) took place during July, and the least (6.0%) in January.
Out of all 75,606 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (67.5%), Service Call (8.4%), and Fire (7.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Rapid City, SD
• 51,01167.5%Rescue & EMS
• 6,3718.4%Service Call
• 5,6687.5%Fire
• 5,0076.6%False Alarm
• 3,8145.0%Good Intent Call
• 3,4264.5%Hazardous Condition
• 1620.2%Special Incident
• 1150.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (44.7%), and Outside Fires (40.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Rapid City, SD
• 2,53644.7%Structure Fires
• 2,29640.5%Outside Fires
• 62811.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2083.7%Other