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Hot Springs: Fire Incidents, Arkansas (AR)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 462. The highest number of fire incidents - 562 took place in 2012, and the least - 364 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.


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

Hot Springs:	127.3
Hot Springs Village:	27.8
Malvern:	210.6
Arkadelphia:	80.4
Benton:	96.6
Bryant:	54.2
East End:	1.4
Maumelle:	23.6
Little Rock:	80.1

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the state median value.


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

Hot Springs:	5 minutes
Malvern:	6 minutes
Arkadelphia:	5 minutes
Benton:	6 minutes
Bauxite:	10 minutes
Bryant:	5 minutes
Alexander:	9 minutes
Perryville:	8 minutes
Sheridan:	10 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 2. The highest number of reported deaths - 5 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 5. This indicator was the highest - 10 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is much higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Hot Springs, AR compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Hot Springs:	4.8
Malvern:	5.0
Benton:	1.2
Little Rock:	1.4
North Little Rock:	2.3

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 6 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2011. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2011. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is rising. Compared to the Arkansas value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

Hot Springs:	4.7
Malvern:	5.0
Arkadelphia:	0.0
Benton:	0.8
Bauxite:	0.0
Bryant:	3.5
Alexander:	3.5
Perryville:	0.0
Sheridan:	2.2

31.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.2%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 7,861 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.0%) took place during January, and the least (6.8%) in May.
Out of all 29,779 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (26.4%), Rescue & EMS (24.5%), and Service Call (14.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hot Springs, AR
• 7,86126.4%Fire
• 7,28724.5%Rescue & EMS
• 4,32414.5%Service Call
• 3,64812.3%False Alarm
• 3,61412.1%Hazardous Condition
• 2,8859.7%Good Intent Call
• 750.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 450.2%Severe Weather
• 400.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.6%), and Structure Fires (37.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hot Springs, AR
• 3,50844.6%Outside Fires
• 2,96737.7%Structure Fires
• 1,16514.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2212.8%Other