NFIRS Data Quality Report
Data Quality Details By State and Department
Excludes Abbreviated Reporting Incidents
August 19, 2005
1:21 PM
2004 NFIRS Data
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Data Center
WHERE: State = 'CO'
Colorado

FALCON FPD
- 04142 -
(62 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 58.06 N/A
Property Loss 95.16 1.61 N/A
Property Use* 0 4.84 3.23
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 28
Heat Source 0 28 36
Item First Ignited 0 12 44
Ignition Factor #1 60 4 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 24 (under investigation) 24
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 76 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 96 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 96 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 4 4 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.21
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.32
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.61
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 25
Colorado

JOHNSTOWN FIRE & RESCUE
- 12342 -
(10 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 10
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 80
Heat Source 0 0 40
Item First Ignited 0 20 80
Ignition Factor #1 0 20 20
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 20
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.90
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.80
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.10
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 5
Colorado

WOODMOOR-MONUMENT FPD
- 04190 -
(10 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 50 N/A
Property Loss 70 0 N/A
Property Use* 10 10 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 25 25
Item First Ignited 0 0 50
Ignition Factor #1 25 0 25
Cause of Ignition N/A 50 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 25
Human Factors Contributing #1 25 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 75 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 75 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 50 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.40
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.25
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.40
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 4
Colorado

BLACK HAWK FD
- 04705 -
(16 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 50 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 20 0
Item First Ignited 0 80 0
Ignition Factor #1 60 20 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 80 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.30
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.60
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.50
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 5
Colorado

ELIZABETH FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 03930 -
(17 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 11.76 N/A
Property Loss 58.82 29.41 N/A
Property Use* 11.76 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 33.33 0
Heat Source 0 0 50
Item First Ignited 0 16.67 33.33
Ignition Factor #1 66.67 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 33.33
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 83.33 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 16.67 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.16
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.17
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.82
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 6
Colorado

NEDERLAND FPD
- 01369 -
(9 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 11.11 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 16.67
Heat Source 0 0 50
Item First Ignited 0 16.67 33.33
Ignition Factor #1 33.33 0 33.33
Cause of Ignition N/A 16.67 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 66.67 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.11
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.67
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.11
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 6
Colorado

TRI LAKES FPD
- 04184 -
(22 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 13.64 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 9.09 9.09 13.64
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 40
Heat Source 0 0 26.67
Item First Ignited 0 0 53.33
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 13.33 (under investigation) 26.67
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 80 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 6.67 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.05
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 2.40
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.45
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 15
Colorado

FEDERAL HEIGHTS FD
- 00135 -
(45 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 17.78 N/A
Property Loss 75.56 11.11 N/A
Property Use* 2.22 4.44 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 8.7 0
Heat Source 0 8.7 52.17
Item First Ignited 0 17.39 34.78
Ignition Factor #1 17.39 4.35 26.09
Cause of Ignition N/A 21.74 (under investigation) 13.04
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 21.74 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 95.65 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 86.96 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 4.35 0 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.04
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.22
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 23
Colorado

SABLE-ALTURA FD
- 00155 -
(5 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 50
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 50
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 50 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
Colorado

CHAFFEE COUNTY FPD
- 01535 -
(62 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 16.13 N/A
Property Loss 77.42 11.29 N/A
Property Use* 25.81 8.06 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 11.36 2.27
Heat Source 0 47.73 11.36
Item First Ignited 0 25 11.36
Ignition Factor #1 47.73 6.82 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 2.27 (under investigation) 2.27
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 77.27 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 97.73 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 88.64 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 4.55 2.27 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 2.96
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.43
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.27
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 44
Colorado

DENVER FD
- 01601 -
(2,481 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 5.72 N/A
Property Loss 96.57 0.6 N/A
Property Use* 0.08 0.69 0.89
Area of Fire Origin 0 1.11 4.11
Heat Source 0 2.57 38.58
Item First Ignited 0 5.65 31.39
Ignition Factor #1 50.38 1.71 4.53
Cause of Ignition N/A 17.02 (under investigation) 20.02
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 70.06 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 99.32 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 99.49 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 4.11 0.68 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 2.81
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.46
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.04
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1,169
Colorado

SALIDA FD (SOUTH ARKANSAS FPD)
- 01545 -
(14 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 92.86 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 57.14
Item First Ignited 0 14.29 0
Ignition Factor #1 57.14 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 57.14
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 71.43 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 2.79
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.57
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.93
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 7
Colorado

SHERIDAN FD
- 00575 -
(35 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 8.57 N/A
Property Loss 54.29 22.86 N/A
Property Use* 0 2.86 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 4.76 0
Heat Source 0 4.76 33.33
Item First Ignited 0 19.05 23.81
Ignition Factor #1 61.9 0 9.52
Cause of Ignition N/A