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Westland: Fire Incidents, Michigan (MI)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 88. The highest number of reported fires - 238 took place in 2018, and the least - 2 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Westland:	25.0
Garden City:	29.7
Wayne:	44.5
Inkster:	58.9
Dearborn Heights:	21.7
Canton:	16.6
Livonia:	14.2
Romulus:	49.8
Plymouth:	102.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


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

Westland:	6 minutes
Garden City:	5 minutes
Wayne:	5 minutes
Inkster:	5 minutes
Dearborn Heights:	6 minutes
Canton:	6 minutes
Livonia:	4 minutes
Romulus:	7 minutes
Plymouth:	6 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 6 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 31 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Westland:	14.1
Garden City:	29.5
Wayne:	31.8
Inkster:	8.1
Dearborn Heights:	21.4
Canton:	24.2
Livonia:	13.8
Romulus:	14.2
Plymouth:	9.3

30.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.5%) on Thursday.
Based on the 1,494 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.0%) took place during May, and the least (3.6%) in December.
Out of all 8,681 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (27.2%), Hazardous Condition (18.2%), and Fire (17.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Westland, MI
• 2,36127.2%Rescue & EMS
• 1,58318.2%Hazardous Condition
• 1,49417.2%Fire
• 1,35415.6%False Alarm
• 1,09112.6%Good Intent Call
• 6998.1%Service Call
• 580.7%Overpressure Rupture
• 310.4%Special Incident
• 100.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.3%), and Outside Fires (33.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Westland, MI
• 69246.3%Structure Fires
• 49733.3%Outside Fires
• 18812.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1177.8%Other