Florida
The available all-county dataset blends non-fire and residence-based records and firefighter deaths, so it does not isolate civilian, incident-based fire deaths cleanly enough to score.
Why this state isn't scored
The Fireground Index scores one comparable metric — the civilian fire-death rate — computed from exact per-county death counts and Census population. For Florida, no public source provides those counts completely and unsuppressed for all 67 counties. Rather than publish estimated, partial, or suppressed figures, the state is shown here transparently.
Sources checked
| Source | What it provides |
|---|---|
| FFIRS “Fire Fatalities” dashboard → NERIS FeatureServer | All 67 counties, but a mashup of residence-based vital records, non-fire external causes, and firefighter records; counts run ~2–3× high with a 2025 regime break. |
| NASFM Florida collector | Authoritative incident layer returns 0 records anonymously (access-restricted). |
| DOH FLHealthCHARTS | Clean county source but residence-based and small-count suppressed. |
What failed the source gate
Every state must clear this public-source standard before it is scored:
- Public & authoritative (a state fire-marshal / fire-agency or primary record)
- County-level (or the jurisdiction's county-equivalents)
- Civilian fire deaths, incident-based (counted where the fire occurred; firefighter line-of-duty excluded)
- Exact counts — not rates, not statistically suppressed small cells
- All counties present, with zero-death counties verifiable (not ambiguous omission)
- A recent 5-year window, or a best-available clearly-labeled window
Not met for Florida:
- Civilian, incident-based, firefighters excluded
- A single primary source (not a blended mashup)
- Consistent 5-year window
What data would unlock scoring
An incident-based civilian fire-fatality extract (incident county, year, civilian-vs-firefighter, fire-related) for a recent 5-year window.
Could a records request unlock it?
Likely yes. A records request for the incident-based civilian fire-fatality extract, or the approved NASFM Florida census, would unlock scoring.
Relevant office: FL Division of State Fire Marshal / FFIRS
Have this data? Help make Florida scoreable.
If you work with a state fire marshal’s office, fire-service data program, or public-health agency and can share a complete, per-county civilian fire-death dataset, we will evaluate it against the public-source standard and — if it qualifies — publish a fully-cited scorecard for Florida.
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