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Carson City: Fire Incidents, Nevada (NV)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 152. The highest number of fires - 254 took place in 2002, and the least - 38 in 2003. The data has a declining trend.


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

Carson City:	28.3
Indian Hills:	1.8
Washoe Valley:	14.4
Incline Village:	20.3
Dayton:	45.0
Zephyr Cove:	15.2
Gardnerville:	69.5
Gardnerville Ranchos:	0.9
Reno:	41.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Carson City:	6 minutes
Dayton:	7 minutes
Virginia City:	8 minutes
Gardnerville:	9 minutes
Reno:	7 minutes
Sparks:	6 minutes
Yerington:	9 minutes
Fernley:	9 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is about the same.


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

Carson City:	1.9
Reno:	1.8
Sparks:	2.0

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of casualties - 6 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 13. This indicator was the highest - 32 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Carson City:	14.7
Dayton:	10.4
Virginia City:	0.0
Gardnerville:	0.0
Reno:	6.9
Sparks:	11.4
Yerington:	3.0
Fernley:	3.6

29.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.9% in the evening. The most fires (14.9%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.5%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,589 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.2%) took place during July, and the least (5.3%) in January.
Out of all 52,355 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (80.6%), Fire (4.9%), and Good Intent Call (4.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Carson City, NV
• 42,19580.6%Rescue & EMS
• 2,5894.9%Fire
• 2,4904.8%Good Intent Call
• 1,7363.3%Service Call
• 1,7223.3%Hazardous Condition
• 1,5102.9%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.8%), and Structure Fires (32.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Carson City, NV
• 1,21246.8%Outside Fires
• 84032.4%Structure Fires
• 40715.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1305.0%Other