Buckhannon: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)
Where are fire incidents reported in Buckhannon, WV
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Buckhannon, WV
- 2,25027.8%Hazardous Condition
- 2,20127.2%Rescue & EMS
- 1,64020.3%Fire
- 1,13914.1%Good Intent Call
- 4936.1%Service Call
- 2362.9%False Alarm
- 600.7%Severe Weather
- 520.6%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Buckhannon, WV
- 98460.0%Structure Fires
- 36722.4%Outside Fires
- 24915.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 402.4%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 96. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 135 took place in 2008, and the least - 33 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Buckhannon, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Buckhannon: | 207.2 |
| Elkins: | 112.5 |
| Clarksburg: | 49.5 |
| Bridgeport: | 44.7 |
| Grafton: | 132.1 |
| Fairmont: | 80.2 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 12 minutes. This is comparable to the West Virginia median value.The median response time in Buckhannon, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Buckhannon: | 12 minutes |
| Weston: | 10 minutes |
| Philippi: | 13 minutes |
| Belington: | 9 minutes |
| Elkins: | 8 minutes |
| Clarksburg: | 6 minutes |
| Bridgeport: | 8 minutes |
| Grafton: | 10 minutes |
| Salem: | 13 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 5. This indicator was the highest - 37 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the West Virginia value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Buckhannon, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Buckhannon: | 5.5 |
| Weston: | 13.1 |
| Philippi: | 0.0 |
| Belington: | 5.9 |
| Elkins: | 21.5 |
| Clarksburg: | 16.9 |
| Bridgeport: | 19.6 |
| Grafton: | 16.9 |
| Salem: | 10.4 |
34.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.7%) on Wednesday.
According to the 1,640 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.0%) took place during April, and the least (5.8%) in September.
Out of all 8,079 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (27.8%), Rescue & EMS (27.2%), and Fire (20.3%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (60.0%), and Outside Fires (22.4%).