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Cadiz: 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 30. The highest number of fires - 51 took place in 2012, and the least - 4 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 13 minutes. This is much higher compared to the Kentucky median value.


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

Cadiz:	13 minutes
Hopkinsville:	6 minutes
Oak Grove:	7 minutes
Benton:	8 minutes
Calvert City:	8 minutes
Murray:	5 minutes
Madisonville:	5 minutes
Greenville:	11 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of injuries - 1 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 53 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the Kentucky value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is about the same.



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

Cadiz:	7.8
Hopkinsville:	2.8
Oak Grove:	2.5
Benton:	2.6
Calvert City:	0.0
Murray:	8.1
Madisonville:	1.4
Greenville:	0.0

32.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.0% in the evening. The most fires (17.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (10.3%) on Sunday.
Based on the 513 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (16.0%) took place during March, and the least (4.9%) in June.
Out of all 695 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (73.8%), Service Call (8.8%), and Rescue & EMS (6.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Cadiz, KY
• 51373.8%Fire
• 618.8%Good Intent Call
• 426.0%Hazardous Condition
• 395.6%Rescue & EMS
• 202.9%Service Call
• 182.6%False Alarm
• 20.3%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (42.1%), and Outside Fires (39.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Cadiz, KY
• 21642.1%Structure Fires
• 20039.0%Outside Fires
• 8216.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 152.9%Other