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Fire Incidents in York, Pennsylvania (PA)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in York, Pennsylvania (PA). 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 York, Pennsylvania (PA)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for York in Pennsylvania (PA). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in York

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkAct of nature6231
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkCause under investigation171277
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkCause undetermined after investigation4424134
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkCause17211310
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkFailure of equipment or heat source28112211
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkIntentional15101718
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkUnintentional98405037

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in York

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkDebris0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkEquipment0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkIncendiary0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkMisuse of fire0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkNatural source0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkOpen/outdoor fire0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkOther cause0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkSmoking0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkStructure (exposure)0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkUndetermined0000

Arson Fire Incident Causes in York

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkAttention/sympathy0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkAuto theft concealment0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkDomestic violence1100
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkFireplay/curiosity0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkInsurance fraud0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkIntimidation0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkOther motivation0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkPersonal1000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkSuicide0010
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkThrills0010

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in York

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkExtended family0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkFoster parents0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkNo Family Unit0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkOther family type0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkSingle parent family0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkTwo parent family0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkUnknown0001

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in York

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkDeath2010
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkLife threatening0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkMinor1321
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkModerate1211
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkSevere0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkUndetermined1001

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in York

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkDeath0000
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkLife threatening2021
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkMinor3110
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkModerate1210
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkSevere0100
Pennsylvania (PA)YorkUndetermined0000

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.