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Youngstown: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 752. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 1,019 took place in 2007, and the least - 61 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.


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

Youngstown:	89.8
Campbell:	88.4
Boardman:	20.4
Struthers:	33.2
Austintown:	36.3
Girard:	36.9
Hubbard:	84.0
Canfield:	35.6
Niles:	34.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is much lower compared to the state median value.


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

Youngstown:	3 minutes
Campbell:	3 minutes
Boardman:	4 minutes
Struthers:	3 minutes
Austintown:	5 minutes
Girard:	4 minutes
Hubbard:	8 minutes
Canfield:	6 minutes
Niles:	4 minutes

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 2. The highest number of deaths - 7 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 12 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is similar.


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

Youngstown:	2.4
Warren:	5.2

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 8. The highest number of casualties - 18 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2014. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 11. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2014. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Youngstown:	11.1
Campbell:	11.4
Boardman:	52.1
Struthers:	21.8
Austintown:	40.8
Girard:	5.8
Hubbard:	2.3
Canfield:	38.0
Niles:	17.0

38.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 61.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.4%) on Friday.
According to the 12,071 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.2%) took place during July, and the least (4.5%) in February.
Out of all 33,707 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (35.8%), Hazardous Condition (18.9%), and False Alarm (16.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Youngstown, OH
• 12,07135.8%Fire
• 6,36318.9%Hazardous Condition
• 5,44116.1%False Alarm
• 3,87011.5%Rescue & EMS
• 3,1299.3%Service Call
• 2,4387.2%Good Intent Call
• 1780.5%Severe Weather
• 1090.3%Special Incident
• 1080.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.1%), and Outside Fires (33.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Youngstown, OH
• 5,92549.1%Structure Fires
• 4,06633.7%Outside Fires
• 2,05217.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 280.2%Other