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Cartersville: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 248. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 509 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.


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

Cartersville:	188.9
Acworth:	85.7
Kennesaw:	49.7
Woodstock:	75.2
Holly Springs:	34.8
Dallas:	203.0
Canton:	94.2
Marietta:	90.3
Rome:	120.7

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.


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

Cartersville:	6 minutes
Acworth:	7 minutes
Kennesaw:	6 minutes
Adairsville:	9 minutes
Woodstock:	7 minutes
Dallas:	7 minutes
Canton:	8 minutes
Rockmart:	8 minutes
Hiram:	7 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


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

Cartersville:	3.1
Acworth:	0.7
Kennesaw:	4.7
Woodstock:	1.8
Dallas:	1.7
Canton:	0.7
Marietta:	2.9
Rome:	1.6
Smyrna:	4.7

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 4. The highest number of reported casualties - 10 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 14. This indicator was the highest - 54 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Georgia value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Cartersville:	14.7
Acworth:	13.6
Kennesaw:	11.0
Adairsville:	18.9
Woodstock:	3.1
Dallas:	9.8
Canton:	1.1
Rockmart:	5.8
Hiram:	4.2

27.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.2% in the evening. The most fires (15.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.7%) on Monday.
Based on the 4,217 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.5%) took place during March, and the least (6.7%) in June.
Out of all 41,071 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (55.4%), Service Call (11.1%), and Fire (10.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Cartersville, GA
• 22,76055.4%Rescue & EMS
• 4,55311.1%Service Call
• 4,21710.3%Fire
• 3,9699.7%Good Intent Call
• 3,3018.0%Hazardous Condition
• 2,1625.3%False Alarm
• 540.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.1%), and Structure Fires (29.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Cartersville, GA
• 2,07149.1%Outside Fires
• 1,26229.9%Structure Fires
• 79818.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 862.0%Other