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Parsons: Fire Incidents, Tennessee (TN)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of reported fires - 59 took place in 2014, and the least - 15 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.

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


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

Parsons:	6 minutes
Lexington:	4 minutes
Camden:	8 minutes
Huntingdon:	7 minutes
Savannah:	8 minutes
Waynesboro:	15 minutes
Henderson:	6 minutes
Hohenwald:	7 minutes
Waverly:	11 minutes

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
34.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.5% in the evening. The most fires (17.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.7%) on Tuesday.
According to the 534 reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (13.1%) took place during March, and the least (5.2%) in July.
Out of all 765 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (69.8%), Hazardous Condition (15.7%), and False Alarm (5.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Parsons, TN
• 53469.8%Fire
• 12015.7%Hazardous Condition
• 405.2%False Alarm
• 243.1%Rescue & EMS
• 202.6%Service Call
• 202.6%Good Intent Call
• 70.9%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.2%), and Outside Fires (35.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Parsons, TN
• 23644.2%Structure Fires
• 19135.8%Outside Fires
• 8716.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 203.7%Other