Temporal analysis and geo-mapping of fire incidents in the City of Manila

Fire incidents are costly occurrences that may be preventable. This study aims to analyze fire data in the City of Manila from 2011 to 2014 based on the various causes of fires. Temporal analytical techniques complemented by geo-mapping are used to determine fire patterns based on time, day, month and year. A total of 2,316 fire incidents were included in the study and fires due to faulty electrical connections occurring from 6PM to 9PM emerged as the time with the most number of fire incidents. The daily pattern does not show much variation although the monthly pattern shows that the summer months have the more number of fire occurrences with faulty electrical connections as the main cause. The yearly pattern also do not offer much variation though the same cause of fire is noted to have the highest occurrence. Patterns identified may be useful inputs in formulating proactive fire preventive measures and in allocating fire resources. Future research directions in spatial and spatiotemporal analyses have been identified.