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Princeton: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 147. The highest number of fires - 200 took place in 2011, and the least - 76 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Princeton:	245.3
Bluefield:	97.9
Beckley:	58.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is lower compared to the state median value.


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

Princeton:	8 minutes
Bluefield:	6 minutes
Bluefield:	8 minutes
Hinton:	9 minutes
Pulaski:	5 minutes
Beckley:	5 minutes
Wytheville:	8 minutes
Dublin:	7 minutes
Radford:	5 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 47 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the West Virginia value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.



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

Princeton:	6.4
Bluefield:	7.9
Bluefield:	9.7
Hinton:	8.4
Pulaski:	21.4
Beckley:	9.7
Wytheville:	7.7
Dublin:	12.7
Radford:	4.3

37.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 62.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.5%) on Wednesday.
According to the 2,358 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.7%) took place during April, and the least (6.8%) in August.
Out of all 8,194 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (31.1%), Fire (28.8%), and Rescue & EMS (16.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Princeton, WV
• 2,54931.1%Hazardous Condition
• 2,35828.8%Fire
• 1,33416.3%Rescue & EMS
• 86410.5%Good Intent Call
• 6107.4%False Alarm
• 3894.7%Service Call
• 580.7%Special Incident
• 220.3%Severe Weather
• 100.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (52.7%), and Outside Fires (30.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Princeton, WV
• 1,24252.7%Structure Fires
• 70830.0%Outside Fires
• 29612.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1124.7%Other