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Sault Ste. Marie: Fire Incidents, Michigan (MI)

2002 - 2011 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2011 the average number of fires per year is 23. The highest number of fire incidents - 41 took place in 2003, and the least - 8 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2011 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of casualties - 3 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.
27.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Sunday.
According to the 226 fires from years 2002 - 2011 most fires (19.9%) took place during April, and the least (3.5%) in December.
Out of all 495 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2011, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (45.7%), Hazardous Condition (30.5%), and False Alarm (8.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
• 22645.7%Fire
• 15130.5%Hazardous Condition
• 428.5%False Alarm
• 285.7%Rescue & EMS
• 285.7%Good Intent Call
• 142.8%Service Call
• 40.8%Overpressure Rupture
• 20.4%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (46.9%), and Structure Fires (38.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
• 10646.9%Outside Fires
• 8638.1%Structure Fires
• 229.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 125.3%Other