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Hillsboro: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 155. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 242 took place in 2007, and the least - 45 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Hillsboro, OH compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Hillsboro:	158.8
Wilmington:	57.9
Chillicothe:	128.5
Loveland:	55.1
Lebanon:	29.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is higher compared to the Ohio median value.


The median response time in Hillsboro, OH compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Hillsboro:	11 minutes
Lynchburg:	11 minutes
Greenfield:	8 minutes
Sardinia:	13 minutes
Winchester:	13 minutes
Seaman:	13 minutes
Wilmington:	8 minutes
Blanchester:	9 minutes
Peebles:	15 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 18 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Hillsboro, OH compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Hillsboro:	2.7
Chillicothe:	2.9

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 4 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 35 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Hillsboro, OH compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Hillsboro:	7.6
Lynchburg:	7.2
Greenfield:	9.3
Sardinia:	5.1
Winchester:	8.4
Seaman:	0.0
Wilmington:	3.0
Blanchester:	5.5
Peebles:	6.9

32.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.0% in the evening. The most fires (15.0%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.7%) on Monday.
According to the 2,632 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.8%) took place during March, and the least (6.1%) in June.
Out of all 4,953 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (53.1%), Hazardous Condition (20.3%), and Rescue & EMS (10.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hillsboro, OH
• 2,63253.1%Fire
• 1,00320.3%Hazardous Condition
• 50810.3%Rescue & EMS
• 3126.3%Good Intent Call
• 2394.8%False Alarm
• 2264.6%Service Call
• 120.2%Severe Weather
• 120.2%Special Incident
• 90.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (56.8%), and Outside Fires (31.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hillsboro, OH
• 1,49456.8%Structure Fires
• 83731.8%Outside Fires
• 28911.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 120.5%Other