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Powell: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 64. The highest number of fires - 99 took place in 2003, and the least - 24 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Powell:	33.0
Dublin:	22.9
Worthington:	24.6
Westerville:	14.8
Hilliard:	26.7
Upper Arlington:	17.7
Delaware:	54.3
Grandview Heights:	16.1
Columbus:	38.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Powell:	6 minutes
Dublin:	5 minutes
Worthington:	4 minutes
Westerville:	6 minutes
Hilliard:	6 minutes
Upper Arlington:	5 minutes
Delaware:	7 minutes
Plain City:	8 minutes
Galena:	7 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 5 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 13. This indicator was the highest - 119 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Ohio value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Powell:	11.1
Dublin:	2.4
Worthington:	10.2
Westerville:	15.6
Hilliard:	12.7
Upper Arlington:	15.7
Delaware:	16.5
Plain City:	5.5
Galena:	5.2

29.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.5%) on Friday.
According to the 1,084 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.5%) took place during June, and the least (6.0%) in February.
Out of all 7,923 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (41.9%), Fire (13.7%), and Hazardous Condition (13.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Powell, OH
• 3,31641.9%Rescue & EMS
• 1,08413.7%Fire
• 1,07413.6%Hazardous Condition
• 89711.3%False Alarm
• 85910.8%Good Intent Call
• 6398.1%Service Call
• 350.4%Severe Weather
• 140.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.0%), and Outside Fires (32.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Powell, OH
• 57553.0%Structure Fires
• 35732.9%Outside Fires
• 12711.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 252.3%Other