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Fire Incidents in Mesa, Arizona (AZ)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Mesa, Arizona (AZ). We analyzed the annual National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release files provided by the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Data Center (NFDC) to get this data. Please note, this isn't a fire census. The input from the fire departments may contain human error but the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough to make reasonable interferences.

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Fire Incident Data for Mesa, Arizona (AZ)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Mesa in Arizona (AZ). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Mesa

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Arizona (AZ)MesaAct of nature4431
Arizona (AZ)MesaCause under investigation54506763
Arizona (AZ)MesaCause undetermined after investigation43518763
Arizona (AZ)MesaCause0100
Arizona (AZ)MesaFailure of equipment or heat source69675254
Arizona (AZ)MesaIntentional14141710
Arizona (AZ)MesaUnintentional265218157163

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Mesa

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Arizona (AZ)MesaDebris252179
Arizona (AZ)MesaEquipment2125
Arizona (AZ)MesaIncendiary8868
Arizona (AZ)MesaMisuse of fire10101317
Arizona (AZ)MesaNatural source15118
Arizona (AZ)MesaOpen/outdoor fire4335
Arizona (AZ)MesaOther cause203127
Arizona (AZ)MesaSmoking3354
Arizona (AZ)MesaStructure (exposure)0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaUndetermined24345158

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Mesa

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Arizona (AZ)MesaAttention/sympathy0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaAuto theft concealment0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaDomestic violence0010
Arizona (AZ)MesaFireplay/curiosity0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaInsurance fraud0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaIntimidation0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaOther motivation0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaPersonal0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaSuicide0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Mesa

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Arizona (AZ)MesaExtended family0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaFoster parents0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaNo Family Unit0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaOther family type0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaSingle parent family0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaTwo parent family0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Mesa

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Arizona (AZ)MesaDeath2000
Arizona (AZ)MesaLife threatening1000
Arizona (AZ)MesaMinor511118
Arizona (AZ)MesaModerate3679
Arizona (AZ)MesaSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaSevere1311
Arizona (AZ)MesaUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Mesa

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Arizona (AZ)MesaDeath0000
Arizona (AZ)MesaLife threatening1212
Arizona (AZ)MesaMinor0001
Arizona (AZ)MesaModerate0120
Arizona (AZ)MesaSevere0001
Arizona (AZ)MesaUndetermined0000

Where is Fire Incident Data Coming From? NFIRS

The NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to emergency medical services (EMS) to equipment involved in the response.

Anyone analyzing the NFIRS data should note that NFIRS is neither a random sample nor a census of fire incidents or casualties in the United States. As such, the analyst may not accurately make estimates of total fires, fire losses, or fire casualties in the United States from NFIRS data alone. Similarly, statistical means (averages) or standard error measurements taken from NFIRS describe the population of fire incidents related to fire departments that participate in NFIRS but do not describe the population of fire incidents in the Nation as a whole. However, the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough that reasonable inferences can be made that the proportions of fires in NFIRS are similar to the true national measurements.