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Belington: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 34. The highest number of fires - 56 took place in 2015, and the least - 11 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.


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

Belington:	9 minutes
Elkins:	8 minutes
Philippi:	13 minutes
Buckhannon:	12 minutes
Grafton:	10 minutes
Bridgeport:	8 minutes
Clarksburg:	6 minutes
Weston:	10 minutes
Shinnston:	11 minutes

35.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 64.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.5%) took place on Friday, and the least (9.4%) on Thursday.
Based on the 510 reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (18.0%) took place during March, and the least (4.3%) in July.
Out of all 1,415 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (36.0%), Rescue & EMS (24.5%), and Good Intent Call (18.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Belington, WV
• 51036.0%Fire
• 34624.5%Rescue & EMS
• 26518.7%Good Intent Call
• 15711.1%Hazardous Condition
• 906.4%Service Call
• 412.9%False Alarm
• 30.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 20.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (68.0%), and Outside Fires (17.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Belington, WV
• 34768.0%Structure Fires
• 8717.1%Outside Fires
• 489.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 285.5%Other