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Westlake: Fire Incidents, Louisiana (LA)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 55. The highest number of reported fires - 175 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2016. The data has a dropping trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the Louisiana median value.


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

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

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 5 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 8. This indicator was the highest - 47 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

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

25.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.9% in the evening. The most fires (17.8%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Friday.
According to the 884 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (14.6%) took place during October, and the least (5.8%) in February.
Out of all 4,161 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (52.9%), Fire (21.2%), and Hazardous Condition (10.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Westlake, LA
• 2,20252.9%Rescue & EMS
• 88421.2%Fire
• 43910.6%Hazardous Condition
• 2606.2%False Alarm
• 2205.3%Good Intent Call
• 1032.5%Service Call
• 481.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.2%), and Structure Fires (29.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Westlake, LA
• 49756.2%Outside Fires
• 25929.3%Structure Fires
• 12013.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 80.9%Other