Bridgewater: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Bridgewater, VA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bridgewater, VA
- 1,34440.1%Rescue & EMS
- 59617.8%Fire
- 46013.7%Good Intent Call
- 45413.6%Hazardous Condition
- 33810.1%False Alarm
- 1464.4%Service Call
- 70.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bridgewater, VA
- 36461.1%Structure Fires
- 12721.3%Outside Fires
- 6410.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 416.9%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 35. The highest number of fires - 72 took place in 2007, and the least - 10 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Bridgewater, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Bridgewater: | 29.7 |
| Harrisonburg: | 17.0 |
| Staunton: | 46.5 |
| Fishersville: | 39.8 |
| Waynesboro: | 53.7 |
| Stuarts Draft: | 41.9 |
| Crozet: | 24.0 |
| Charlottesville: | 70.8 |
| Woodstock: | 77.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is higher than the Virginia median value.The median response time in Bridgewater, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Bridgewater: | 11 minutes |
| Harrisonburg: | 6 minutes |
| Grottoes: | 9 minutes |
| Verona: | 9 minutes |
| Churchville: | 12 minutes |
| Staunton: | 7 minutes |
| Broadway: | 11 minutes |
| Elkton: | 10 minutes |
| Fishersville: | 8 minutes |
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 - 3 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 9. This indicator was the highest - 91 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Bridgewater, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Bridgewater: | 10.1 |
| Harrisonburg: | 17.8 |
| Grottoes: | 4.8 |
| Verona: | 16.2 |
| Churchville: | 3.1 |
| Staunton: | 13.2 |
| Broadway: | 5.3 |
| Elkton: | 4.5 |
| Fishersville: | 3.7 |
42.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 57.4% in the evening. The most fires (20.3%) took place on Thursday, and the least (11.2%) on Sunday.
Based on the 596 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.1%) took place during January, and the least (5.5%) in May.
Out of all 3,349 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (40.1%), Fire (17.8%), and Good Intent Call (13.7%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (61.1%), and Outside Fires (21.3%).