Covington: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Covington, VA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Covington, VA
- 1,55839.2%Hazardous Condition
- 1,07427.0%Fire
- 73118.4%Rescue & EMS
- 3609.1%Good Intent Call
- 1373.4%False Alarm
- 892.2%Service Call
- 150.4%Overpressure Rupture
- 90.2%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Covington, VA
- 57853.8%Structure Fires
- 29627.6%Outside Fires
- 15014.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 504.7%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 63. The highest number of fires - 94 took place in 2010, and the least - 33 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Covington, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Covington: | 69.5 |
| Lexington: | 145.4 |
| Hollins: | 1.4 |
| Salem: | 28.3 |
| Buena Vista: | 75.7 |
| Roanoke: | 50.6 |
| Vinton: | 79.9 |
| Bedford: | 163.4 |
| Blacksburg: | 22.0 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.The median response time in Covington, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Covington: | 8 minutes |
| Clifton Forge: | 8 minutes |
| Buchanan: | 14 minutes |
| Troutville: | 9 minutes |
| Lexington: | 11 minutes |
| Blue Ridge: | 11 minutes |
| Salem: | 5 minutes |
| Buena Vista: | 10 minutes |
| Roanoke: | 5 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 29 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Covington, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Covington: | 5.6 |
| Clifton Forge: | 4.9 |
| Buchanan: | 0.0 |
| Troutville: | 1.3 |
| Lexington: | 6.4 |
| Blue Ridge: | 4.0 |
| Salem: | 13.5 |
| Buena Vista: | 2.1 |
| Roanoke: | 30.3 |
31.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.9%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,074 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.1%) took place during January, and the least (4.2%) in September.
Out of all 3,975 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (39.2%), Fire (27.0%), and Rescue & EMS (18.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.8%), and Outside Fires (27.6%).