Harpers Ferry: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)
Where are fire incidents reported in Harpers Ferry, WV
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Harpers Ferry, WV
- 3,05946.7%Rescue & EMS
- 1,58924.3%Fire
- 93514.3%Good Intent Call
- 6479.9%Hazardous Condition
- 1452.2%Service Call
- 1372.1%False Alarm
- 170.3%Severe Weather
- 80.1%Overpressure Rupture
- 80.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Harpers Ferry, WV
- 79750.2%Structure Fires
- 54034.0%Outside Fires
- 18011.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 724.5%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 93. The highest number of fire incidents - 146 took place in 2007, and the least - 7 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 14 minutes. This is higher than the West Virginia median value.The median response time in Harpers Ferry, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Harpers Ferry: | 14 minutes |
| Brunswick: | 9 minutes |
| Charles Town: | 11 minutes |
| Shepherdstown: | 11 minutes |
| Sharpsburg: | 9 minutes |
| Jefferson: | 9 minutes |
| Purcellville: | 9 minutes |
| Middletown: | 9 minutes |
| Boonsboro: | 10 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 17 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the West Virginia value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Harpers Ferry, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Harpers Ferry: | 2.5 |
| Brunswick: | 0.0 |
| Charles Town: | 12.8 |
| Shepherdstown: | 8.8 |
| Sharpsburg: | 3.0 |
| Jefferson: | 1.6 |
| Purcellville: | 0.9 |
| Middletown: | 1.0 |
| Boonsboro: | 0.8 |
30.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.5% in the evening. The most fires (17.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.9%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,589 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.5%) took place during March, and the least (3.8%) in August.
Out of all 6,545 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.7%), Fire (24.3%), and Good Intent Call (14.3%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.2%), and Outside Fires (34.0%).