Elkton: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Elkton, VA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Elkton, VA
- 92330.2%Rescue & EMS
- 89329.2%Fire
- 57618.9%Hazardous Condition
- 33210.9%Good Intent Call
- 2528.3%Service Call
- 622.0%False Alarm
- 80.3%Overpressure Rupture
- 60.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Elkton, VA
- 48854.6%Structure Fires
- 22525.2%Outside Fires
- 10912.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 718.0%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 53. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 106 took place in 2007, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher compared to the Virginia median value.The median response time in Elkton, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Elkton: | 10 minutes |
| Stanley: | 7 minutes |
| Harrisonburg: | 6 minutes |
| Grottoes: | 9 minutes |
| Broadway: | 11 minutes |
| Ruckersville: | 10 minutes |
| Bridgewater: | 11 minutes |
| Madison: | 6 minutes |
| Luray: | 8 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 4. This indicator was the highest - 28 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Virginia value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Elkton, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Elkton: | 4.5 |
| Stanley: | 25.0 |
| Harrisonburg: | 17.8 |
| Grottoes: | 4.8 |
| Broadway: | 5.3 |
| Ruckersville: | 0.0 |
| Bridgewater: | 10.1 |
| Madison: | 0.0 |
| Luray: | 0.0 |
30.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.1%) on Thursday.
Based on the 893 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (16.7%) took place during February, and the least (4.3%) in September.
Out of all 3,053 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (30.2%), Fire (29.2%), and Hazardous Condition (18.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.6%), and Outside Fires (25.2%).