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Newport: Fire Incidents, Tennessee (TN)

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 140. The highest number of reported fires - 232 took place in 2007, and the least - 85 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Newport:	185.1
Morristown:	46.5
Jefferson City:	55.4
Sevierville:	183.4
Pigeon Forge:	125.0
Strawberry Plains:	29.7
Greeneville:	133.0
Bean Station:	20.9
Seymour:	67.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.


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

Newport:	7 minutes
Parrottsville:	12 minutes
Dandridge:	10 minutes
Morristown:	5 minutes
Jefferson City:	5 minutes
Mosheim:	9 minutes
Sevierville:	13 minutes
New Market:	6 minutes
Pigeon Forge:	8 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
34.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.2% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.7%) on Sunday.
Based on the 2,375 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during March, and the least (6.3%) in August.
Out of all 6,742 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (35.2%), Hazardous Condition (23.2%), and Rescue & EMS (16.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Newport, TN
• 2,37535.2%Fire
• 1,56723.2%Hazardous Condition
• 1,10116.3%Rescue & EMS
• 72010.7%Good Intent Call
• 5047.5%False Alarm
• 4246.3%Service Call
• 270.4%Special Incident
• 160.2%Severe Weather
• 80.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (38.5%), and Outside Fires (34.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Newport, TN
• 91438.5%Structure Fires
• 82834.9%Outside Fires
• 52722.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1064.5%Other