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Philadelphia: 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 fire incidents per year is 207. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 289 took place in 2006, and the least - 159 in 2017. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Philadelphia:	255.8
Louisville:	176.0
Kosciusko:	78.3
Forest:	157.3
Meridian:	121.2
Starkville:	64.8
Canton:	151.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Philadelphia:	9 minutes
Bogue Chitto:	11 minutes
Union:	10 minutes
Noxapater:	9 minutes
Decatur:	8 minutes
Louisville:	8 minutes
Carthage:	11 minutes
Collinsville:	8 minutes
Lena:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 8 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 47 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is much higher.


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

Philadelphia:	6.5
Louisville:	3.5
Carthage:	1.9
Meridian:	2.8
Starkville:	8.2
Canton:	1.2

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 6 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 7. This indicator was the highest - 35 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2008. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is rising. Compared to the Mississippi value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Philadelphia:	6.3
Bogue Chitto:	0.0
Union:	6.2
Noxapater:	7.9
Decatur:	2.0
Louisville:	4.6
Carthage:	2.3
Collinsville:	4.5
Lena:	0.0

33.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.1%) on Thursday.
According to the 3,512 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.6%) took place during March, and the least (6.0%) in May.
Out of all 12,013 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.1%), Fire (29.2%), and Hazardous Condition (13.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Philadelphia, MS
• 5,54146.1%Rescue & EMS
• 3,51229.2%Fire
• 1,60013.3%Hazardous Condition
• 4964.1%Service Call
• 4333.6%Good Intent Call
• 3853.2%False Alarm
• 320.3%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (46.6%), and Structure Fires (36.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Philadelphia, MS
• 1,63846.6%Outside Fires
• 1,27036.2%Structure Fires
• 47413.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1303.7%Other