Charles Town: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)
Where are fire incidents reported in Charles Town, WV
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Charles Town, WV
- 7,00555.8%Rescue & EMS
- 2,42519.3%Fire
- 1,25910.0%Hazardous Condition
- 1,2009.6%Good Intent Call
- 4733.8%False Alarm
- 1591.3%Service Call
- 130.1%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Charles Town, WV
- 1,23550.9%Structure Fires
- 67427.8%Outside Fires
- 34814.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 1686.9%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 151. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 247 took place in 2007, and the least - 82 in 2017. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Charles Town, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Charles Town: | 210.3 |
| Martinsburg: | 127.4 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is close to the state median value.The median response time in Charles Town, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Charles Town: | 11 minutes |
| Harpers Ferry: | 14 minutes |
| Shepherdstown: | 11 minutes |
| Inwood: | 10 minutes |
| Berryville: | 11 minutes |
| Brunswick: | 9 minutes |
| Purcellville: | 9 minutes |
| Sharpsburg: | 9 minutes |
| Martinsburg: | 7 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a dropping trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 13. This indicator was the highest - 45 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2008. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Charles Town, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Charles Town: | 12.8 |
| Harpers Ferry: | 2.5 |
| Shepherdstown: | 8.8 |
| Inwood: | 5.1 |
| Berryville: | 1.3 |
| Brunswick: | 0.0 |
| Purcellville: | 0.9 |
| Sharpsburg: | 3.0 |
| Martinsburg: | 16.6 |
32.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.6% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.9%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 2,425 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.9%) took place during March, and the least (6.1%) in October.
Out of all 12,551 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (55.8%), Fire (19.3%), and Hazardous Condition (10.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.9%), and Outside Fires (27.8%).