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Fire Incidents in Richmond, California (CA)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Richmond, California (CA). 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 Richmond, California (CA)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Richmond in California (CA). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Richmond

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)RichmondAct of nature0001
California (CA)RichmondCause under investigation23332215
California (CA)RichmondCause undetermined after investigation73814359
California (CA)RichmondCause1400
California (CA)RichmondFailure of equipment or heat source119169
California (CA)RichmondIntentional20321722
California (CA)RichmondUnintentional36482437

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Richmond

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)RichmondDebris0303
California (CA)RichmondEquipment1101
California (CA)RichmondIncendiary53018
California (CA)RichmondMisuse of fire1614
California (CA)RichmondNatural source0100
California (CA)RichmondOpen/outdoor fire0614
California (CA)RichmondOther cause0201
California (CA)RichmondSmoking0010
California (CA)RichmondStructure (exposure)0000
California (CA)RichmondUndetermined4486579

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Richmond

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)RichmondAttention/sympathy0000
California (CA)RichmondAuto theft concealment0000
California (CA)RichmondDomestic violence0000
California (CA)RichmondFireplay/curiosity0000
California (CA)RichmondInsurance fraud1000
California (CA)RichmondIntimidation0000
California (CA)RichmondOther motivation0100
California (CA)RichmondPersonal0000
California (CA)RichmondSuicide0000
California (CA)RichmondThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Richmond

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)RichmondExtended family0000
California (CA)RichmondFoster parents0000
California (CA)RichmondNo Family Unit0000
California (CA)RichmondOther family type0000
California (CA)RichmondSingle parent family0000
California (CA)RichmondTwo parent family0000
California (CA)RichmondUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Richmond

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)RichmondDeath0100
California (CA)RichmondLife threatening0000
California (CA)RichmondMinor0100
California (CA)RichmondModerate0000
California (CA)RichmondSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
California (CA)RichmondSevere0000
California (CA)RichmondUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Richmond

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)RichmondDeath0000
California (CA)RichmondLife threatening0000
California (CA)RichmondMinor1000
California (CA)RichmondModerate0100
California (CA)RichmondSevere0100
California (CA)RichmondUndetermined0000

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.