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Willoughby: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 122. The highest number of reported fires - 147 took place in 2016, and the least - 97 in 2013. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Willoughby:	58.9
Eastlake:	50.2
Willowick:	35.7
Wickliffe:	50.3
Mentor:	21.3
Willoughby Hills:	56.7
Kirtland:	63.1
Euclid:	44.4
Highland Heights:	34.7

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the Ohio median value.


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

Willoughby:	4 minutes
Eastlake:	5 minutes
Willowick:	4 minutes
Wickliffe:	5 minutes
Mentor:	6 minutes
Willoughby Hills:	7 minutes
Kirtland:	6 minutes
Euclid:	5 minutes
Mayfield Heights:	4 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 5. The highest number of casualties - 12 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 1 in 2007. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 42. This indicator was the highest - 98 in 2008, and the lowest 7 in 2018. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Willoughby:	41.4
Eastlake:	55.6
Willowick:	12.7
Wickliffe:	22.5
Mentor:	20.3
Willoughby Hills:	14.3
Kirtland:	3.4
Euclid:	15.5
Mayfield Heights:	5.3

33.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.6%) on Sunday.
According to the 2,077 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.4%) took place during July, and the least (6.5%) in October.
Out of all 25,892 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (57.4%), Hazardous Condition (12.5%), and Service Call (10.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Willoughby, OH
• 14,86557.4%Rescue & EMS
• 3,22512.5%Hazardous Condition
• 2,67810.3%Service Call
• 2,1138.2%False Alarm
• 2,0778.0%Fire
• 7442.9%Good Intent Call
• 1010.4%Overpressure Rupture
• 590.2%Special Incident
• 300.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.3%), and Outside Fires (28.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Willoughby, OH
• 1,21158.3%Structure Fires
• 59828.8%Outside Fires
• 25312.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 150.7%Other