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Sulphur: Fire Incidents, Louisiana (LA)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 136. The highest number of reported fires - 218 took place in 2008, and the least - 23 in 2006. The data has a growing trend.


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

Sulphur:	63.7
Lake Charles:	21.9
Moss Bluff:	61.7
Jennings:	52.0
Oakdale:	115.7
Crowley:	64.4
Eunice:	91.6

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Sulphur:	9 minutes
Westlake:	5 minutes
Lake Charles:	8 minutes
Moss Bluff:	8 minutes
Vinton:	7 minutes
DeQuincy:	9 minutes
Jennings:	9 minutes
Oakdale:	5 minutes
Crowley:	3 minutes

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 3 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 13 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 14. This indicator was the highest - 77 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the Louisiana value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much higher.



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

Sulphur:	14.2
Westlake:	14.7
Lake Charles:	3.8
Moss Bluff:	8.6
Vinton:	3.9
DeQuincy:	9.2
Jennings:	0.7
Oakdale:	8.1
Crowley:	14.8

26.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.6% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.7%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,177 fire incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.9%) took place during October, and the least (6.7%) in August.
Out of all 8,786 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (24.8%), Service Call (21.4%), and Rescue & EMS (16.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sulphur, LA
• 2,17724.8%Fire
• 1,87821.4%Service Call
• 1,48316.9%Rescue & EMS
• 1,18813.5%Hazardous Condition
• 1,14613.0%False Alarm
• 8699.9%Good Intent Call
• 280.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 110.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (57.2%), and Structure Fires (26.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sulphur, LA
• 1,24557.2%Outside Fires
• 58426.8%Structure Fires
• 31014.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 381.7%Other