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Waynesboro: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)

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 135. The highest number of reported fires - 220 took place in 2007, and the least - 67 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.


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

Waynesboro:	53.7
Fishersville:	39.8
Stuarts Draft:	41.9
Crozet:	24.0
Staunton:	46.5
Bridgewater:	29.7
Charlottesville:	70.8
Harrisonburg:	17.0
Buena Vista:	75.7

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


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

Waynesboro:	7 minutes
Fishersville:	8 minutes
Stuarts Draft:	11 minutes
Verona:	9 minutes
Staunton:	7 minutes
Grottoes:	9 minutes
Greenville:	15 minutes
Churchville:	12 minutes
Bridgewater:	11 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of casualties - 7 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 17. This indicator was the highest - 49 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Waynesboro:	18.3
Fishersville:	3.7
Stuarts Draft:	4.1
Verona:	16.2
Staunton:	13.2
Grottoes:	4.8
Greenville:	1.9
Churchville:	3.1
Bridgewater:	10.1

29.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.3%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.7%) on Tuesday.
According to the 2,293 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.8%) took place during April, and the least (5.9%) in September.
Out of all 13,984 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (36.2%), Hazardous Condition (18.2%), and Fire (16.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Waynesboro, VA
• 5,06336.2%Rescue & EMS
• 2,54418.2%Hazardous Condition
• 2,29316.4%Fire
• 1,63211.7%Good Intent Call
• 1,2779.1%False Alarm
• 1,0727.7%Service Call
• 520.4%Severe Weather
• 300.2%Special Incident
• 210.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (49.7%), and Outside Fires (29.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Waynesboro, VA
• 1,13949.7%Structure Fires
• 68629.9%Outside Fires
• 40317.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 652.8%Other