Salem: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)
Where are fire incidents reported in Salem, WV
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Salem, WV
- 1,08337.5%Rescue & EMS
- 57720.0%Fire
- 46616.1%Service Call
- 34912.1%Hazardous Condition
- 29810.3%Good Intent Call
- 1073.7%False Alarm
- 50.2%Severe Weather
- 30.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Salem, WV
- 31554.6%Structure Fires
- 16027.7%Outside Fires
- 7212.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 305.2%Other
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 74 took place in 2007, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 13 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Salem, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Salem: | 13 minutes |
| Clarksburg: | 6 minutes |
| Shinnston: | 11 minutes |
| Bridgeport: | 8 minutes |
| Weston: | 10 minutes |
| Fairmont: | 9 minutes |
| Buckhannon: | 12 minutes |
| Philippi: | 13 minutes |
| Grafton: | 10 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 4 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 67 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Salem, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Salem: | 10.4 |
| Clarksburg: | 16.9 |
| Shinnston: | 3.5 |
| Bridgeport: | 19.6 |
| Weston: | 13.1 |
| Fairmont: | 9.4 |
| Buckhannon: | 5.5 |
| Philippi: | 0.0 |
| Grafton: | 16.9 |
31.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.5%) took place on Thursday, and the least (12.0%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 577 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (13.5%) took place during March, and the least (3.6%) in June.
Out of all 2,890 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (37.5%), Fire (20.0%), and Service Call (16.1%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.6%), and Outside Fires (27.7%).