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McComb: Fire Incidents, Mississippi (MS)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 179. The highest number of fires - 258 took place in 2005, and the least - 25 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.


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

McComb:	140.9
Brookhaven:	53.5
Columbia:	154.6
Natchez:	115.9

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


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

McComb:	4 minutes
Summit:	7 minutes
Magnolia:	9 minutes
Osyka:	11 minutes
Tylertown:	9 minutes
Liberty:	11 minutes
Kentwood:	8 minutes
Brookhaven:	7 minutes
Monticello:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 40 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the Mississippi value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is higher.


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

McComb:	3.9
Brookhaven:	0.3
Bogalusa:	2.2
Hammond:	1.4
Covington:	2.3
Natchez:	4.3
Denham Springs:	2.2
Lumberton:	1.6

According to 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 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 5. This indicator was the highest - 27 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the Mississippi value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

McComb:	4.6
Summit:	7.4
Magnolia:	0.9
Osyka:	1.2
Tylertown:	1.6
Liberty:	2.0
Kentwood:	4.6
Brookhaven:	0.0
Monticello:	2.2

27.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.8%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.3%) on Sunday.
Based on the 3,050 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.4%) took place during October, and the least (6.4%) in April.
Out of all 7,358 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (41.5%), Rescue & EMS (18.8%), and Hazardous Condition (17.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in McComb, MS
• 3,05041.5%Fire
• 1,38518.8%Rescue & EMS
• 1,26117.1%Hazardous Condition
• 6108.3%False Alarm
• 5407.3%Service Call
• 4315.9%Good Intent Call
• 450.6%Special Incident
• 240.3%Severe Weather
• 120.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (49.0%), and Structure Fires (28.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in McComb, MS
• 1,49449.0%Outside Fires
• 86728.4%Structure Fires
• 50316.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1866.1%Other