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Ironton: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 138. The highest number of fire incidents - 177 took place in 2006, and the least - 87 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.


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

Ironton:	85.2
Wheelersburg:	76.1
Portsmouth:	82.0
Jackson:	157.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

Ironton:	5 minutes
Ashland:	4 minutes
Greenup:	8 minutes
Catlettsburg:	7 minutes
South Point:	11 minutes
Chesapeake:	12 minutes
Wheelersburg:	8 minutes
Proctorville:	12 minutes
Grayson:	12 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 15. This indicator was the highest - 47 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is about the same.



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

Ironton:	14.5
Ashland:	3.6
Greenup:	1.7
Catlettsburg:	9.4
South Point:	0.8
Chesapeake:	2.9
Wheelersburg:	21.6
Proctorville:	2.7
Grayson:	0.0

30.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.7% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.7%) on Thursday.
According to the 2,341 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.0%) took place during April, and the least (6.0%) in December.
Out of all 9,192 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (33.2%), Fire (25.5%), and Rescue & EMS (15.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Ironton, OH
• 3,05133.2%Hazardous Condition
• 2,34125.5%Fire
• 1,39815.2%Rescue & EMS
• 1,35914.8%Service Call
• 6086.6%Good Intent Call
• 3263.5%False Alarm
• 530.6%Severe Weather
• 460.5%Special Incident
• 100.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.0%), and Outside Fires (40.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ironton, OH
• 1,00643.0%Structure Fires
• 94240.2%Outside Fires
• 38616.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 70.3%Other