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Springfield: Fire Incidents, Tennessee (TN)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 144. The highest number of fires - 201 took place in 2007, and the least - 93 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Springfield:	74.2
Greenbrier:	112.2
Millersville:	28.0
White House:	48.0
Goodlettsville:	52.6
Hendersonville:	16.0
Portland:	62.7
Gallatin:	36.3
Clarksville:	41.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the Tennessee median value.


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

Springfield:	4 minutes
Greenbrier:	8 minutes
White House:	6 minutes
Goodlettsville:	4 minutes
Ashland City:	10 minutes
Hendersonville:	5 minutes
Portland:	9 minutes
Franklin:	8 minutes
Russellville:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of deaths - 4 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 37 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Springfield:	9.4
Greenbrier:	9.7
White House:	2.4
Goodlettsville:	7.5
Ashland City:	6.7
Hendersonville:	30.0
Portland:	0.6
Franklin:	5.6
Russellville:	1.0

32.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.0%) took place on Friday, and the least (13.3%) on Tuesday.
According to the 2,447 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during November, and the least (6.5%) in May.
Out of all 18,178 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (57.9%), Fire (13.5%), and Hazardous Condition (8.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Springfield, TN
• 10,52657.9%Rescue & EMS
• 2,44713.5%Fire
• 1,6038.8%Hazardous Condition
• 1,3747.6%False Alarm
• 1,0275.6%Good Intent Call
• 8764.8%Service Call
• 2231.2%Special Incident
• 840.5%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (45.2%), and Structure Fires (33.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Springfield, TN
• 1,10745.2%Outside Fires
• 82133.6%Structure Fires
• 37815.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1415.8%Other