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Fire Incidents in St. Joseph, Missouri (MO)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in St. Joseph, Missouri (MO). 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 St. Joseph, Missouri (MO)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for St. Joseph in Missouri (MO). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in St. Joseph

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Missouri (MO)St. JosephAct of nature3400
Missouri (MO)St. JosephCause under investigation4940238
Missouri (MO)St. JosephCause undetermined after investigation1741796023
Missouri (MO)St. JosephCause143160
Missouri (MO)St. JosephFailure of equipment or heat source41251
Missouri (MO)St. JosephIntentional14815111923
Missouri (MO)St. JosephUnintentional801016327

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in St. Joseph

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Missouri (MO)St. JosephDebris0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephEquipment0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephIncendiary0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephMisuse of fire0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephNatural source0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephOpen/outdoor fire0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephOther cause0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephSmoking0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephStructure (exposure)0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephUndetermined0100

Arson Fire Incident Causes in St. Joseph

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Missouri (MO)St. JosephAttention/sympathy0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephAuto theft concealment0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephDomestic violence0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephFireplay/curiosity0100
Missouri (MO)St. JosephInsurance fraud0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephIntimidation0200
Missouri (MO)St. JosephOther motivation0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephPersonal0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephSuicide0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in St. Joseph

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Missouri (MO)St. JosephExtended family0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephFoster parents0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephNo Family Unit0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephOther family type0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephSingle parent family0100
Missouri (MO)St. JosephTwo parent family0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in St. Joseph

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Missouri (MO)St. JosephDeath1300
Missouri (MO)St. JosephLife threatening0100
Missouri (MO)St. JosephMinor3100
Missouri (MO)St. JosephModerate3200
Missouri (MO)St. JosephSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephSevere0100
Missouri (MO)St. JosephUndetermined0100

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in St. Joseph

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Missouri (MO)St. JosephDeath0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephLife threatening0001
Missouri (MO)St. JosephMinor0010
Missouri (MO)St. JosephModerate0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephSevere0000
Missouri (MO)St. JosephUndetermined0000

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.