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Blytheville: Fire Incidents, Arkansas (AR)

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 217. The highest number of reported fires - 313 took place in 2010, and the least - 157 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Blytheville:	126.8
Osceola:	81.5
Paragould:	93.7
Trumann:	173.6

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower than the Arkansas median value.


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

Blytheville:	4 minutes
Osceola:	3 minutes
Rector:	7 minutes
Paragould:	4 minutes
Trumann:	3 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 15 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


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

Blytheville:	3.5
Paragould:	4.6

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 4 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 17 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the Arkansas value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.



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

Blytheville:	4.9
Osceola:	1.5
Rector:	17.6
Paragould:	11.7
Trumann:	0.5

38.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 61.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.2%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 3,692 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.5%) took place during July, and the least (6.4%) in February.
Out of all 8,240 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (44.8%), Rescue & EMS (28.6%), and Hazardous Condition (8.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Blytheville, AR
• 3,69244.8%Fire
• 2,35728.6%Rescue & EMS
• 7108.6%Hazardous Condition
• 6998.5%False Alarm
• 3924.8%Service Call
• 3534.3%Good Intent Call
• 250.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.4%), and Outside Fires (31.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Blytheville, AR
• 1,71246.4%Structure Fires
• 1,15831.4%Outside Fires
• 66618.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1564.2%Other