Community Assessment: North Slope Borough Fire Department

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Last Updated: Feb. 12, 2019, 2:40 p.m.

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Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

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Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

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Fire Risk

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Fire Spread Risk

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Death and Injury Risk

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Low: less than 25% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Medium: 25-75% of departments have a smaller risk value.

High: over 75% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Summary

Department Type

Combination

NFPA Region

West

FDID

35100

State

Phone

(907) 852-0234

Fax

(907) 852-0235

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Predicted

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Beyond room/floor

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Beyond structure

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Deaths & injuries per year

Average since 2010

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Predicted

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Description

The North Slope Borough Fire Department is a combination department located in the West NFPA region and headquartered in Barrow, AK.

4,212

Protected Population

21.50mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the North Slope Borough Fire Department based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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7 Stations

Station Name	Address
North Slope Borough Fire Department Nuiqsut Station	2221 2nd Street
North Slope Borough Fire Department Point Lay Station	Qasigialik Street
North Slope Borough Fire Department Atqasuk Station	Eikskosik Street
North Slope Borough Fire Department	4374 Laura Madison Street
North Slope Borough Fire Department Kaktovik Station	Kaktovik Avenue
North Slope Borough Fire Department Tikigaq	429 Nanuq Street
North Slope Borough Fire Department Wainwright Station	1220 Airport Road

FireCARES

North Slope Borough Fire Department

Barrow, AK, 99723-0069

Weather Warning

Last Updated: Feb. 12, 2019, 2:40 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Estimations

Description

4,212

Protected Population

21.50mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

7 Stations

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