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Commerce: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 60. The highest number of fires - 128 took place in 2016, and the least - 2 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Commerce:	170.2
Jefferson:	133.8
Athens:	52.2
Braselton:	46.2
Winder:	88.4
Gainesville:	129.7
Auburn:	68.5
Flowery Branch:	122.7
Toccoa:	131.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the Georgia median value.


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

Commerce:	9 minutes
Jefferson:	8 minutes
Statham:	8 minutes
Athens:	6 minutes
Winder:	6 minutes
Gainesville:	6 minutes
Watkinsville:	7 minutes
Auburn:	7 minutes
Lavonia:	8 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 24 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much lower.



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

Commerce:	3.9
Jefferson:	9.1
Statham:	3.8
Athens:	11.6
Winder:	5.3
Gainesville:	16.3
Watkinsville:	0.0
Auburn:	6.3
Lavonia:	7.3

32.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,014 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during February, and the least (6.2%) in September.
Out of all 5,537 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.6%), Fire (18.3%), and Good Intent Call (18.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Commerce, GA
• 2,58046.6%Rescue & EMS
• 1,01418.3%Fire
• 1,00418.1%Good Intent Call
• 3275.9%Service Call
• 3095.6%Hazardous Condition
• 2694.9%False Alarm
• 240.4%Severe Weather
• 60.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (39.3%), and Outside Fires (36.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Commerce, GA
• 39839.3%Structure Fires
• 37036.5%Outside Fires
• 23022.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 161.6%Other