Morehead City: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)
Where are fire incidents reported in Morehead City, NC
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Morehead City, NC
- 11,31268.6%Rescue & EMS
- 1,3037.9%Good Intent Call
- 1,0976.6%False Alarm
- 9765.9%Hazardous Condition
- 9525.8%Fire
- 7904.8%Service Call
- 300.2%Severe Weather
- 280.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Morehead City, NC
- 50352.8%Structure Fires
- 28229.6%Outside Fires
- 909.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 778.1%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 59. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 129 took place in 2012, and the least - 3 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Morehead City, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Morehead City: | 61.9 |
| Havelock: | 30.4 |
| James City: | 11.0 |
| New Bern: | 57.9 |
| Piney Green: | 3.0 |
| Jacksonville: | 37.7 |
| Half Moon: | 4.4 |
| Washington: | 112.4 |
| Kinston: | 81.3 |
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 Morehead City, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Morehead City: | 5 minutes |
| Beaufort: | 8 minutes |
| Newport: | 9 minutes |
| Havelock: | 10 minutes |
| Emerald Isle: | 6 minutes |
| Swansboro: | 8 minutes |
| New Bern: | 6 minutes |
| Jacksonville: | 9 minutes |
| Sneads Ferry: | 10 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 12. This indicator was the highest - 65 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Morehead City, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Morehead City: | 17.9 |
| Beaufort: | 14.3 |
| Newport: | 5.9 |
| Havelock: | 3.2 |
| Emerald Isle: | 0.0 |
| Swansboro: | 10.8 |
| New Bern: | 6.4 |
| Jacksonville: | 8.3 |
| Sneads Ferry: | 0.0 |
33.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.8%) took place on Thursday, and the least (13.6%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 952 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.5%) took place during May, and the least (6.5%) in January.
Out of all 16,498 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (68.6%), Good Intent Call (7.9%), and False Alarm (6.6%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (52.8%), and Outside Fires (29.6%).