Cincinnati Fire Incidents (CAD): Emergency Response Records with Geospatial Data

Daily-updated records from the City of Cincinnati's computer-aided dispatch system detail fire and EMS responses. Data includes incident types, dispatch and arrival times, and neighborhood locations, with addresses and coordinates anonymized for privacy. The Office of Performance and Data Analytics processes the raw data, adding administrative areas and verifying addresses before publication.

Use Cases

• Predict incident type (CFD_INCIDENT_TYPE) from dispatch time (DISPATCH_TIME_PRIMARY_UNIT) and location (NEIGHBORHOOD) using classification models.
• Analyze response time efficiency by calculating the interval between DISPATCH_TIME_PRIMARY_UNIT and ARRIVAL_TIME_PRIMARY_UNIT across different BEATs.
• Map incident density and types (CFD_INCIDENT_TYPE_GROUP) using geocoded coordinates (LATITUDE_X, LONGITUDE_X) for spatial analysis.
• Cluster incident patterns by time of day (CREATE_TIME_INCIDENT) and community area (COMMUNITY_COUNCIL_NEIGHBORHOOD) for resource planning.

Strengths

• Updated daily, providing near-real-time insight into emergency operations.
• Includes 17 columns covering incident metadata, timing, disposition, and geospatial attributes.
• Data undergoes processing for address verification, geocoding, and addition of administrative boundaries.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Addresses are redacted (last two digits replaced with 'XX') and coordinates are randomly skewed within a block, limiting precise location analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of Cincinnati's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) database, published on data.cincinnati-oh.gov.

Collection Method

Created when a run is entered into the CAD system; processed by the Office of Performance and Data Analytics.

Freshness

Updated daily. Last updated 2026-04-02 23:52:25.

Geography

City of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.