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Victoria: Fire Incidents, Texas (TX)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 574. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 830 took place in 2011, and the least - 383 in 2015. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Victoria:	84.6
Edna:	127.8
Port Lavaca:	44.8
Cuero:	49.1
Yoakum:	110.2
El Campo:	78.3
Rockport:	82.0
Gonzales:	119.7
Sinton:	18.6

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Victoria:	9 minutes
Bloomington:	15 minutes
Edna:	8 minutes
Port Lavaca:	5 minutes
Cuero:	7 minutes
Yoakum:	6 minutes
Refugio:	10 minutes
Hallettsville:	11 minutes
El Campo:	5 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 6 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 1. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Texas value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is lower.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Victoria, TX compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Victoria:

1.1

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 5. The highest number of casualties - 9 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 2 in 2008. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 10. This indicator was the highest - 23 in 2016, and the lowest 3 in 2008. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.



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

Victoria:	9.1
Bloomington:	7.3
Edna:	5.5
Port Lavaca:	0.0
Cuero:	0.0
Yoakum:	8.9
Refugio:	1.9
Hallettsville:	1.4
El Campo:	13.6

25.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.4%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 9,760 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (9.9%) took place during January, and the least (6.7%) in November.
Out of all 69,095 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (59.5%), Fire (14.1%), and Hazardous Condition (9.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Victoria, TX
• 41,14459.5%Rescue & EMS
• 9,76014.1%Fire
• 6,8249.9%Hazardous Condition
• 6,4919.4%Good Intent Call
• 2,5193.6%Service Call
• 2,1603.1%False Alarm
• 1780.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (63.0%), and Structure Fires (22.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Victoria, TX
• 6,14763.0%Outside Fires
• 2,16722.2%Structure Fires
• 1,39714.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 490.5%Other