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Dunwoody: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 29. The highest number of fires - 51 took place in 2017, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Dunwoody, GA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Dunwoody:	5.3
Sandy Springs:	20.1
Doraville:	21.8
Chamblee:	34.8
Norcross:	137.6
Roswell:	18.7
Tucker:	29.4
Johns Creek:	8.3
Alpharetta:	29.3

27.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.9% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.8%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 462 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (13.2%) took place during March, and the least (4.8%) in October.
Out of all 9,760 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (51.4%), False Alarm (13.6%), and Good Intent Call (11.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Dunwoody, GA
• 5,01251.4%Rescue & EMS
• 1,33113.6%False Alarm
• 1,07811.0%Good Intent Call
• 99210.2%Service Call
• 8378.6%Hazardous Condition
• 4624.7%Fire
• 170.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 160.2%Severe Weather
• 150.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (37.9%), and Structure Fires (37.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Dunwoody, GA
• 17537.9%Outside Fires
• 17437.7%Structure Fires
• 10021.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 132.8%Other