Fletcher: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)
Where are fire incidents reported in Fletcher, NC
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Fletcher, NC
- 3,89346.3%Rescue & EMS
- 1,13613.5%Hazardous Condition
- 95511.4%Service Call
- 93211.1%Good Intent Call
- 91510.9%Fire
- 5226.2%False Alarm
- 250.3%Severe Weather
- 180.2%Special Incident
- 110.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Fletcher, NC
- 54559.6%Structure Fires
- 24026.2%Outside Fires
- 9810.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 323.5%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 54. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 93 took place in 2007, and the least - 3 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Fletcher, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Fletcher: | 69.5 |
| Mills River: | 33.9 |
| Hendersonville: | 141.4 |
| Etowah: | 17.3 |
| Asheville: | 57.3 |
| Woodfin: | 16.7 |
| Black Mountain: | 52.0 |
| Brevard: | 130.0 |
| Waynesville: | 170.1 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is comparable to the North Carolina median value.The median response time in Fletcher, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Fletcher: | 7 minutes |
| Fairview: | 8 minutes |
| Hendersonville: | 7 minutes |
| Asheville: | 4 minutes |
| East Flat Rock: | 5 minutes |
| Swannanoa: | 8 minutes |
| Black Mountain: | 6 minutes |
| Lake Lure: | 10 minutes |
| Brevard: | 7 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 1 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 4. This indicator was the highest - 40 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the North Carolina value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Fletcher, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Fletcher: | 3.3 |
| Fairview: | 1.3 |
| Hendersonville: | 3.7 |
| Asheville: | 8.6 |
| East Flat Rock: | 3.4 |
| Swannanoa: | 4.9 |
| Black Mountain: | 12.9 |
| Lake Lure: | 0.0 |
| Brevard: | 10.8 |
31.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 915 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.0%) took place during March, and the least (5.6%) in June.
Out of all 8,407 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.3%), Hazardous Condition (13.5%), and Service Call (11.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (59.6%), and Outside Fires (26.2%).