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Sikeston: Fire Incidents, Missouri (MO)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 174. The highest number of reported fires - 258 took place in 2010, and the least - 89 in 2012. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Sikeston:	104.9
Charleston:	9.6
Dexter:	38.9
Cape Girardeau:	34.3
Jackson:	61.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the Missouri median value.


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

Sikeston:	5 minutes
Dexter:	4 minutes
Cairo:	3 minutes
Cape Girardeau:	4 minutes
Malden:	4 minutes
Portageville:	9 minutes
Jackson:	6 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 16 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the Missouri value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is higher.


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

Sikeston:

2.7

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 5 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 11. This indicator was the highest - 33 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Sikeston:	11.2
Dexter:	1.0
Cairo:	0.0
Cape Girardeau:	5.6
Malden:	0.0
Portageville:	0.0
Jackson:	20.1

30.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.6% in the evening. The most fires (15.1%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.3%) on Wednesday.
According to the 2,957 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.8%) took place during July, and the least (6.4%) in February.
Out of all 8,027 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (36.8%), Hazardous Condition (22.6%), and Service Call (12.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sikeston, MO
• 2,95736.8%Fire
• 1,81222.6%Hazardous Condition
• 97912.2%Service Call
• 7939.9%Good Intent Call
• 7929.9%Rescue & EMS
• 6588.2%False Alarm
• 250.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (41.7%), and Structure Fires (40.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sikeston, MO
• 1,23341.7%Outside Fires
• 1,19040.2%Structure Fires
• 41414.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1204.1%Other