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Buford: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 169. The highest number of fire incidents - 303 took place in 2016, and the least - 15 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.


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

Buford:	165.8
Sugar Hill:	0.5
Suwanee:	63.1
Flowery Branch:	122.7
Cumming:	582.4
Lawrenceville:	146.9
Duluth:	65.1
Braselton:	46.2
Auburn:	68.5

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher compared to the Georgia median value.


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

Buford:	8 minutes
Suwanee:	8 minutes
Flowery Branch:	7 minutes
Cumming:	7 minutes
Dacula:	8 minutes
Lawrenceville:	7 minutes
Duluth:	7 minutes
Auburn:	7 minutes
Johns Creek:	6 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 18 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.


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

Buford:	2.2
Cumming:	2.2
Lawrenceville:	2.5
Gainesville:	2.1
Alpharetta:	0.7
Norcross:	2.6
Loganville:	1.2
Roswell:	1.2
Stone Mountain:	2.3

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 3. The highest number of injuries - 10 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 15. This indicator was the highest - 49 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the Georgia value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Buford:	19.9
Suwanee:	10.3
Flowery Branch:	11.2
Cumming:	7.6
Dacula:	23.3
Lawrenceville:	24.4
Duluth:	15.3
Auburn:	6.3
Johns Creek:	16.1

26.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.2%) on Tuesday.
According to the 2,710 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.6%) took place during March, and the least (6.2%) in August.
Out of all 41,323 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (63.7%), Good Intent Call (10.7%), and Service Call (9.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Buford, GA
• 26,30563.7%Rescue & EMS
• 4,43810.7%Good Intent Call
• 3,8109.2%Service Call
• 2,7106.6%Fire
• 2,2965.6%Hazardous Condition
• 1,6474.0%False Alarm
• 640.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (41.3%), and Structure Fires (36.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Buford, GA
• 1,11841.3%Outside Fires
• 98236.2%Structure Fires
• 57921.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 311.1%Other