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Holly Springs: Fire Incidents, Mississippi (MS)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 155. The highest number of reported fires - 225 took place in 2007, and the least - 9 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.


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

Holly Springs:	220.9
Olive Branch:	52.0
Ripley:	177.6
Oxford:	98.1
Hernando:	104.2
New Albany:	165.4
Senatobia:	158.1
Southaven:	30.0
Horn Lake:	37.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


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

Holly Springs:	8 minutes
Byhalia:	12 minutes
Ashland:	10 minutes
Myrtle:	8 minutes
Olive Branch:	6 minutes
Ripley:	8 minutes
Oxford:	6 minutes
Coldwater:	10 minutes
Hernando:	8 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is lower.


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

Holly Springs:	1.5
Byhalia:	1.4
Olive Branch:	1.4
Oxford:	2.5
Hernando:	2.1
New Albany:	0.8
Southaven:	3.5
Batesville:	2.7
West Memphis:	2.6

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 3 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 19 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Holly Springs:	2.7
Byhalia:	1.7
Ashland:	0.0
Myrtle:	0.0
Olive Branch:	2.8
Ripley:	1.1
Oxford:	3.7
Coldwater:	5.1
Hernando:	3.2

29.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.6% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.4%) on Monday.
Based on the 2,633 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.8%) took place during March, and the least (6.1%) in May.
Out of all 8,824 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (53.2%), Fire (29.8%), and Hazardous Condition (6.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Holly Springs, MS
• 4,69153.2%Rescue & EMS
• 2,63329.8%Fire
• 5656.4%Hazardous Condition
• 3924.4%False Alarm
• 3694.2%Good Intent Call
• 1271.4%Service Call
• 190.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 180.2%Special Incident
• 100.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.5%), and Structure Fires (29.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Holly Springs, MS
• 1,27748.5%Outside Fires
• 78329.7%Structure Fires
• 47017.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1033.9%Other