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Bessemer: Fire Incidents, Alabama (AL)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 306. The highest number of fire incidents - 479 took place in 2007, and the least - 59 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.


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

Bessemer:	92.8
Hueytown:	27.8
Midfield:	63.3
Fairfield:	8.2
Pleasant Grove:	30.3
Hoover:	8.0
Helena:	3.4
Homewood:	35.3
Vestavia Hills:	20.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the Alabama median value.


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

Bessemer:	5 minutes
Midfield:	5 minutes
Pleasant Grove:	4 minutes
Hoover:	5 minutes
Homewood:	6 minutes
Vestavia Hills:	4 minutes
Pelham:	5 minutes
Birmingham:	6 minutes
Alabaster:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.


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

Bessemer:	2.0
Birmingham:	2.5

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of casualties - 6 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2014. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2014. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.



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

Bessemer:	5.0
Midfield:	0.0
Pleasant Grove:	5.3
Hoover:	9.0
Homewood:	3.9
Vestavia Hills:	19.5
Pelham:	8.8
Birmingham:	5.1
Alabaster:	14.4

34.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.4%) on Tuesday.
According to the 4,596 incident reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (9.2%) took place during June, and the least (6.9%) in August.
Out of all 31,557 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (60.0%), Fire (14.6%), and Service Call (7.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bessemer, AL
• 18,94760.0%Rescue & EMS
• 4,59614.6%Fire
• 2,2397.1%Service Call
• 1,9596.2%Good Intent Call
• 1,8775.9%False Alarm
• 1,7975.7%Hazardous Condition
• 1060.3%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (41.2%), and Structure Fires (34.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bessemer, AL
• 1,89441.2%Outside Fires
• 1,56534.1%Structure Fires
• 1,02222.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1152.5%Other