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Franklin: Fire Incidents, Tennessee (TN)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 224. The highest number of fires - 324 took place in 2007, and the least - 53 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.


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

Franklin:	30.3
Brentwood:	22.5
Nolensville:	35.8
Spring Hill:	17.9
Fairview:	28.4
La Vergne:	1.8
Smyrna:	37.8
Columbia:	50.7
Murfreesboro:	42.6

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


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

Franklin:	6 minutes
Brentwood:	6 minutes
Spring Hill:	6 minutes
Fairview:	9 minutes
La Vergne:	3 minutes
Smyrna:	6 minutes
Chapel Hill:	8 minutes
White Bluff:	6 minutes
Columbia:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.


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

Franklin:	2.5
Columbia:	3.1
Murfreesboro:	3.8
Dickson:	1.0
Lebanon:	2.9
Shelbyville:	2.0

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 3. The highest number of reported injuries - 7 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 12. This indicator was the highest - 27 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the Tennessee value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Franklin:	12.8
Brentwood:	8.9
Spring Hill:	3.6
Fairview:	5.4
La Vergne:	3.2
Smyrna:	48.9
Chapel Hill:	1.8
White Bluff:	0.0
Columbia:	12.1

28.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.5%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 3,596 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.2%) took place during March, and the least (6.8%) in September.
Out of all 44,993 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (56.3%), False Alarm (10.3%), and Good Intent Call (10.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Franklin, TN
• 25,34156.3%Rescue & EMS
• 4,61810.3%False Alarm
• 4,57710.2%Good Intent Call
• 3,5968.0%Fire
• 3,5868.0%Service Call
• 3,1016.9%Hazardous Condition
• 830.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 460.1%Special Incident
• 450.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (45.6%), and Structure Fires (36.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Franklin, TN
• 1,64145.6%Outside Fires
• 1,30536.3%Structure Fires
• 60616.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 441.2%Other