Pulaski: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Pulaski, VA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Pulaski, VA
- 2,37838.9%Hazardous Condition
- 1,12418.4%Fire
- 1,05617.3%Rescue & EMS
- 66410.9%Good Intent Call
- 5939.7%Service Call
- 2484.1%False Alarm
- 250.4%Severe Weather
- 150.2%Special Incident
- 80.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Pulaski, VA
- 58552.0%Structure Fires
- 37433.3%Outside Fires
- 12611.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 393.5%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 66. The highest number of fire incidents - 81 took place in 2010, and the least - 49 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Pulaski, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Pulaski: | 71.5 |
| Radford: | 30.4 |
| Wytheville: | 62.3 |
| Christiansburg: | 55.5 |
| Blacksburg: | 22.0 |
| Galax: | 87.4 |
| Bluefield: | 55.3 |
| Salem: | 28.3 |
| Marion: | 92.5 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.The median response time in Pulaski, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Pulaski: | 5 minutes |
| Dublin: | 7 minutes |
| Radford: | 5 minutes |
| Wytheville: | 8 minutes |
| Hillsville: | 10 minutes |
| Christiansburg: | 7 minutes |
| Blacksburg: | 5 minutes |
| Floyd: | 16 minutes |
| Galax: | 10 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 4 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 21. This indicator was the highest - 56 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Pulaski, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Pulaski: | 21.4 |
| Dublin: | 12.7 |
| Radford: | 4.3 |
| Wytheville: | 7.7 |
| Hillsville: | 3.5 |
| Christiansburg: | 1.0 |
| Blacksburg: | 13.3 |
| Floyd: | 0.0 |
| Galax: | 4.0 |
34.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.0%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 1,124 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.1%) took place during January, and the least (6.1%) in June.
Out of all 6,111 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (38.9%), Fire (18.4%), and Rescue & EMS (17.3%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.0%), and Outside Fires (33.3%).