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Fire Incidents in Kansas City, Kansas (KS)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Kansas City, Kansas (KS). 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 Kansas City, Kansas (KS)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Kansas City in Kansas (KS). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Kansas City

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityAct of nature3737
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityCause under investigation186170127135
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityCause undetermined after investigation1351238262
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityCause1081014
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityFailure of equipment or heat source510157
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityIntentional1361017067
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityUnintentional217162168169

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Kansas City

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityDebris0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityEquipment0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityIncendiary0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityMisuse of fire0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityNatural source0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityOpen/outdoor fire0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityOther cause0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CitySmoking0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityStructure (exposure)0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityUndetermined0000

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Kansas City

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityAttention/sympathy0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityAuto theft concealment0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityDomestic violence0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityFireplay/curiosity0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityInsurance fraud0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityIntimidation0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityOther motivation0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityPersonal0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CitySuicide0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Kansas City

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityExtended family0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityFoster parents0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityNo Family Unit0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityOther family type0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CitySingle parent family0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityTwo parent family0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Kansas City

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityDeath2300
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityLife threatening1010
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityMinor2001
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityModerate0012
Kansas (KS)Kansas CitySEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CitySevere0010
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Kansas City

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityDeath0001
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityLife threatening1150
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityMinor0000
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityModerate0120
Kansas (KS)Kansas CitySevere1150
Kansas (KS)Kansas CityUndetermined0000

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.