Grafton: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)
Where are fire incidents reported in Grafton, WV
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Grafton, WV
- 1,08926.2%Rescue & EMS
- 94522.7%Fire
- 77218.6%Hazardous Condition
- 65415.7%Service Call
- 3678.8%Good Intent Call
- 2425.8%False Alarm
- 621.5%Severe Weather
- 150.4%Overpressure Rupture
- 130.3%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Grafton, WV
- 51654.6%Structure Fires
- 25727.2%Outside Fires
- 14915.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 232.4%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 56. The highest number of reported fires - 79 took place in 2014, and the least - 6 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Grafton, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Grafton: | 132.1 |
| Fairmont: | 80.2 |
| Bridgeport: | 44.7 |
| Clarksburg: | 49.5 |
| Brookhaven: | 4.5 |
| Morgantown: | 125.2 |
| Cheat Lake: | 2.1 |
| Buckhannon: | 207.2 |
| Elkins: | 112.5 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is similar to the West Virginia median value.The median response time in Grafton, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Grafton: | 10 minutes |
| Fairmont: | 9 minutes |
| Bridgeport: | 8 minutes |
| Philippi: | 13 minutes |
| Shinnston: | 11 minutes |
| Clarksburg: | 6 minutes |
| Morgantown: | 10 minutes |
| Belington: | 9 minutes |
| Buckhannon: | 12 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 5 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 19. This indicator was the highest - 111 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the West Virginia value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is much higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Grafton, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Grafton: | 16.9 |
| Fairmont: | 9.4 |
| Bridgeport: | 19.6 |
| Philippi: | 0.0 |
| Shinnston: | 3.5 |
| Clarksburg: | 16.9 |
| Morgantown: | 3.5 |
| Belington: | 5.9 |
| Buckhannon: | 5.5 |
30.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.7% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.0%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 945 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (16.0%) took place during April, and the least (6.2%) in July.
Out of all 4,159 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (26.2%), Fire (22.7%), and Hazardous Condition (18.6%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.6%), and Outside Fires (27.2%).