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Fire Incidents in Louisville, Kentucky (KY)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Louisville, Kentucky (KY). 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 Louisville, Kentucky (KY)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Louisville in Kentucky (KY). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Louisville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleAct of nature1783
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleCause under investigation124132177153
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleCause undetermined after investigation205210110139
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleCause55837865
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleFailure of equipment or heat source10410311285
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleIntentional819661100
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleUnintentional316350306254

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Louisville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleDebris1213125
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleEquipment4083
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleIncendiary4513
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleMisuse of fire2563
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleNatural source5350
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleOpen/outdoor fire9852
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleOther cause1112132
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleSmoking19181011
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleStructure (exposure)0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleUndetermined1111026756

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Louisville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleAttention/sympathy0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleAuto theft concealment0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleDomestic violence0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleFireplay/curiosity0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleInsurance fraud0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleIntimidation0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleOther motivation0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvillePersonal0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleSuicide0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Louisville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleExtended family0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleFoster parents0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleNo Family Unit0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleOther family type0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleSingle parent family0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleTwo parent family0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Louisville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleDeath6423
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleLife threatening2321
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleMinor5575
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleModerate3527
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleSevere0101
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleUndetermined0100

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Louisville

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleDeath3001
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleLife threatening710105
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleMinor168117
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleModerate3112
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleSevere2334
Kentucky (KY)LouisvilleUndetermined0000

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.