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Louisville: Fire Incidents, Mississippi (MS)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 163. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 275 took place in 2006, and the least - 101 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.


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

Louisville:	176.0
Philadelphia:	255.8
Starkville:	64.8
Kosciusko:	78.3
West Point:	91.0
Columbus:	55.2
Meridian:	121.2

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 Louisville, MS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Louisville:	8 minutes
Noxapater:	9 minutes
Ackerman:	8 minutes
Bogue Chitto:	11 minutes
Philadelphia:	9 minutes
Starkville:	5 minutes
Macon:	6 minutes
Kosciusko:	9 minutes
Eupora:	8 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 4. This indicator was the highest - 19 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


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

Louisville:	3.5
Philadelphia:	6.5
Starkville:	8.2
Carthage:	1.9
Columbus:	1.6
Meridian:	2.8

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 5 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 5. This indicator was the highest - 38 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Louisville:	4.6
Noxapater:	7.9
Ackerman:	1.9
Bogue Chitto:	0.0
Philadelphia:	6.3
Starkville:	2.7
Macon:	0.0
Kosciusko:	3.5
Eupora:	5.7

29.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.6% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Sunday.
According to the 2,601 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (16.0%) took place during March, and the least (5.3%) in May.
Out of all 3,707 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (70.2%), Rescue & EMS (8.6%), and Overpressure Rupture (7.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Louisville, MS
• 2,60170.2%Fire
• 3178.6%Hazardous Condition
• 2667.2%Rescue & EMS
• 2326.3%False Alarm
• 1724.6%Good Intent Call
• 982.6%Service Call
• 180.5%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (53.6%), and Structure Fires (34.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Louisville, MS
• 1,39553.6%Outside Fires
• 89134.3%Structure Fires
• 2559.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 602.3%Other