Schererville: Fire Incidents, Indiana (IN)
Where are fire incidents reported in Schererville, IN
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| U.S. 41 HWY | 102 |
| U.S. 30 HWY | 88 |
| CLINE AVE | 82 |
| SHERWOOD LAKE DR | 78 |
| AUSTIN AVE | 74 |
| US 41 HWY | 70 |
| KENNEDY AVE | 52 |
| US 30 HWY | 42 |
| 77TH AVE | 40 |
| 67TH AVE | 38 |
| OTHER TOWN | 38 |
| JOLIET ST | 36 |
| 85TH AVE | 28 |
| MAIN ST | 28 |
| MEADOW LANE | 26 |
| 101 ST ST | 20 |
| BURR ST | 16 |
| GOVERT DR | 16 |
| JUNCTION AVE | 14 |
| WICKER AVE | 14 |
| 75TH AVE | 12 |
| FAIRBANKS | 12 |
| LINCOLN HWY | 12 |
| US ROUTE 30 | 12 |
| 73RD AVE | 10 |
| DIVISION ST | 10 |
| EAGLERIDGE DR | 10 |
| KENNEDY | 10 |
| OLD LINCOLN HWY | 10 |
| PERSHING RD | 10 |
| Other | 12 |
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Schererville, IN
- 5,66859.7%Rescue & EMS
- 1,02210.8%Fire
- 94610.0%Hazardous Condition
- 6016.3%False Alarm
- 5295.6%Special Incident
- 4885.1%Service Call
- 2362.5%Good Intent Call
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Schererville, IN
- 42341.4%Outside Fires
- 37636.8%Structure Fires
- 13813.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 858.3%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 64. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 99 took place in 2007, and the least - 8 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Schererville, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Schererville: | 13.3 |
| Griffith: | 3.6 |
| Dyer: | 18.9 |
| Highland: | 16.3 |
| Munster: | 15.9 |
| Merrillville: | 23.5 |
| Crown Point: | 18.9 |
| Gary: | 11.3 |
| Cedar Lake: | 8.9 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is similar to the Indiana median value.The median response time in Schererville, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Schererville: | 7 minutes |
| Dyer: | 7 minutes |
| Highland: | 7 minutes |
| Munster: | 6 minutes |
| Merrillville: | 5 minutes |
| Sauk Village: | 8 minutes |
| Crown Point: | 6 minutes |
| Lansing: | 3 minutes |
| Gary: | 5 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a declining trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 24 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Schererville, IN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Schererville: | 3.9 |
| Dyer: | 9.6 |
| Highland: | 4.2 |
| Munster: | 5.2 |
| Merrillville: | 6.6 |
| Sauk Village: | 5.5 |
| Crown Point: | 1.4 |
| Lansing: | 9.6 |
| Gary: | 2.4 |
32.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.9%) on Wednesday.
According to the 1,022 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.3%) took place during July, and the least (5.1%) in January.
Out of all 9,501 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (59.7%), Fire (10.8%), and Hazardous Condition (10.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (41.4%), and Structure Fires (36.8%).