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Lincolnton: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)

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 246. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 419 took place in 2011, and the least - 5 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Lincolnton:	216.8
Cherryville:	89.2
Newton:	24.1
Bessemer City:	46.8
Gastonia:	18.4
Conover:	47.5
Kings Mountain:	112.4
Mount Holly:	58.7
Hickory:	72.1

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is comparable to the North Carolina median value.


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

Lincolnton:	6 minutes
Maiden:	6 minutes
Cherryville:	7 minutes
Stanley:	8 minutes
Dallas:	8 minutes
Denver:	6 minutes
Newton:	5 minutes
Gastonia:	6 minutes
Laurel Hill:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 10 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is higher.


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

Lincolnton:	2.4
Gastonia:	3.0
Hickory:	0.8
Shelby:	1.1
Mooresville:	0.0
Charlotte:	2.2
Statesville:	0.8
Morganton:	3.0

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported casualties - 7 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 38 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Lincolnton:	7.4
Maiden:	0.0
Cherryville:	0.0
Stanley:	1.8
Dallas:	0.0
Denver:	2.7
Newton:	0.0
Gastonia:	10.7
Laurel Hill:	0.0

30.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.8%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.7%) on Wednesday.
According to the 4,179 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during March, and the least (5.3%) in September.
Out of all 20,525 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (37.9%), Fire (20.4%), and Good Intent Call (12.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Lincolnton, NC
• 7,78737.9%Rescue & EMS
• 4,17920.4%Fire
• 2,56512.5%Good Intent Call
• 2,45312.0%Hazardous Condition
• 1,7458.5%Service Call
• 1,5797.7%False Alarm
• 900.4%Severe Weather
• 770.4%Special Incident
• 500.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.7%), and Outside Fires (34.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Lincolnton, NC
• 2,11850.7%Structure Fires
• 1,44534.6%Outside Fires
• 41610.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2004.8%Other