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Benton: Fire Incidents, Kentucky (KY)

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 112. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 176 took place in 2010, and the least - 47 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.

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


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

Benton:	8 minutes
Calvert City:	8 minutes
Murray:	5 minutes
Mayfield:	5 minutes
Paducah:	6 minutes
Metropolis:	5 minutes
Cadiz:	13 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 deaths - 1 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 21 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Kentucky value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is much lower.



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

Benton:	2.6
Calvert City:	0.0
Murray:	8.1
Mayfield:	5.1
Paducah:	2.9
Metropolis:	5.4
Cadiz:	7.8

29.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.5%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,912 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during March, and the least (5.8%) in December.
Out of all 4,678 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (40.9%), Rescue & EMS (26.7%), and Hazardous Condition (16.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Benton, KY
• 1,91240.9%Fire
• 1,25026.7%Rescue & EMS
• 76816.4%Hazardous Condition
• 3196.8%Good Intent Call
• 1663.5%Service Call
• 1653.5%False Alarm
• 551.2%Special Incident
• 360.8%Severe Weather
• 70.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (42.3%), and Outside Fires (40.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Benton, KY
• 80942.3%Structure Fires
• 77840.7%Outside Fires
• 25513.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 703.7%Other