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Fire Incidents in Reno, Nevada (NV)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Reno, Nevada (NV). 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 Reno, Nevada (NV)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Reno in Nevada (NV). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Reno

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Nevada (NV)RenoAct of nature0211
Nevada (NV)RenoCause under investigation59491734
Nevada (NV)RenoCause undetermined after investigation40442852
Nevada (NV)RenoCause0100
Nevada (NV)RenoFailure of equipment or heat source45433655
Nevada (NV)RenoIntentional19302245
Nevada (NV)RenoUnintentional10212275100

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Reno

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Nevada (NV)RenoDebris79116
Nevada (NV)RenoEquipment10111118
Nevada (NV)RenoIncendiary18242416
Nevada (NV)RenoMisuse of fire10161412
Nevada (NV)RenoNatural source9798
Nevada (NV)RenoOpen/outdoor fire89912
Nevada (NV)RenoOther cause14787
Nevada (NV)RenoSmoking01247
Nevada (NV)RenoStructure (exposure)0000
Nevada (NV)RenoUndetermined869294116

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Reno

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Nevada (NV)RenoAttention/sympathy0000
Nevada (NV)RenoAuto theft concealment0000
Nevada (NV)RenoDomestic violence0001
Nevada (NV)RenoFireplay/curiosity0000
Nevada (NV)RenoInsurance fraud0000
Nevada (NV)RenoIntimidation0100
Nevada (NV)RenoOther motivation0000
Nevada (NV)RenoPersonal0035
Nevada (NV)RenoSuicide0001
Nevada (NV)RenoThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Reno

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Nevada (NV)RenoExtended family0000
Nevada (NV)RenoFoster parents0000
Nevada (NV)RenoNo Family Unit0000
Nevada (NV)RenoOther family type1000
Nevada (NV)RenoSingle parent family0000
Nevada (NV)RenoTwo parent family0000
Nevada (NV)RenoUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Reno

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Nevada (NV)RenoDeath0101
Nevada (NV)RenoLife threatening0000
Nevada (NV)RenoMinor0001
Nevada (NV)RenoModerate0201
Nevada (NV)RenoSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Nevada (NV)RenoSevere0101
Nevada (NV)RenoUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Reno

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Nevada (NV)RenoDeath0002
Nevada (NV)RenoLife threatening1612
Nevada (NV)RenoMinor2706
Nevada (NV)RenoModerate0200
Nevada (NV)RenoSevere2201
Nevada (NV)RenoUndetermined0000

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.