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Jefferson: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

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 65. The highest number of fires - 157 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Jefferson:	133.8
Commerce:	170.2
Winder:	88.4
Braselton:	46.2
Auburn:	68.5
Athens:	52.2
Gainesville:	129.7
Flowery Branch:	122.7
Buford:	165.8

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


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

Jefferson:	8 minutes
Commerce:	9 minutes
Statham:	8 minutes
Winder:	6 minutes
Auburn:	7 minutes
Athens:	6 minutes
Gainesville:	6 minutes
Flowery Branch:	7 minutes
Dacula:	8 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of casualties - 3 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 31 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.



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

Jefferson:	9.1
Commerce:	3.9
Statham:	3.8
Winder:	5.3
Auburn:	6.3
Athens:	11.6
Gainesville:	16.3
Flowery Branch:	11.2
Dacula:	23.3

28.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,103 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during April, and the least (5.9%) in September.
Out of all 7,593 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (55.2%), Fire (14.5%), and Good Intent Call (14.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Jefferson, GA
• 4,19155.2%Rescue & EMS
• 1,10314.5%Fire
• 1,07114.1%Good Intent Call
• 4195.5%Service Call
• 3995.3%False Alarm
• 3564.7%Hazardous Condition
• 260.3%Severe Weather
• 200.3%Special Incident
• 80.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (45.3%), and Outside Fires (36.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Jefferson, GA
• 50045.3%Structure Fires
• 40536.7%Outside Fires
• 17515.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 232.1%Other